Hillsborough County Republican Party official Carol Carter, who resigned last week over an e-mail some considered racially offensive, is getting support from a high-level party official in an attempt to keep her post. ...more

February 12, 2009

Channel 13 news anchor John Wilson and his son, Mark Wilson, also an anchor for Fox 13 news, will be grand marshals at the Pasco County Fair Parade at 1 p.m. Monday, kicking off festivities for the 62nd annual Pasco County Fair. ...more

February 12, 2009

Carol Carter, who last week resigned her office in the Hillsborough County Republican Party over an e-mail some considered racially offensive, is seeking to rescind her resignation and keep her post. ...more

February 11, 2009

A veteran Hillsborough County Republican Party official resigned Thursday after forwarding a racially tinged e-mail to a handful of friends that was leaked to others in the party and became public. ...more

February 6, 2009

Carol Carter, a veteran official of the Hillsborough County Republican Party, is resigning her post as result of a flap over a seemingly racist email joke she forwarded to friends. Carter is the third prominent local Republican in four months to be stung by controversy over emails with racial overtones. ...more

February 5, 2009

Joining the wave of toys painted with lead-based paint and the tainted infant formula, drywall from China is now raising a concern. ...more

January 30, 2009

A mechanical gorilla's 22-hour ordeal at the hands of ape-nappers is over. The 6-foot-tall gorilla was recovered this afternoon and police were returning it to its rightful home at State Vacuum on Kennedy Boulevard. ...more

January 29, 2009

Former President George H.W. Bush says he's proud of how his son held to his principles during his presidency and kept the U.S. safe after the 2001 terror attacks. ...more

January 26, 2009

When Zagat issued its last ratings for New Orleans, Commander's Palace, the turquoise Garden District landmark known for its food and ambience, was still being pieced back together after Hurricane Katrina wrecked it. ...more

January 18, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — Exiting the White House after two turbulent terms, President George W. Bush on Thursday said goodbye to the nation by calling the start of Barack Obama's presidency a "moment of hope and pride for our whole nation." ...more

January 15, 2009