School bus drivers, cafeteria workers and other school support staff workers are slated to receive a small pay raise under a tentative contract agreement. ...more

September 26, 2008

April 6-8 at Boston 10-12 at Baltimore 13-15 N.Y. Yankees ...more

September 18, 2008

Arrest warrants were issued today for a tow truck operator accused of taking parked vehicles and selling them for scrap, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 27, 2008

The State Board of Education proposed an increase Tuesday of nearly $1.2 billion in spending for Florida's public schools and community colleges in the next budget year. ...more

August 20, 2008

The Wellswood Pinto National All Star Team won the national championship in its division July 26 in Schertz, Texas. The team was undefeated in the tournament, beating state champions from Texas, Georgia and Louisiana. The Wells- wood team won the state championship in Royal Palm Beach on July 1. ...more

August 13, 2008

The county will hold three public workshops to discuss the two-step fare increase proposed for THE Bus. ...more

August 10, 2008

When the University of South Florida went through Monday's first practice, it was like no other season-opening workout in program history. For the first time the Bulls began fall drills with a number before their name - No. 21-ranked USF. ...more

August 5, 2008

The two Starbucks baristas that opened in Hernando County in the last 18 months will not be among the 600 to close down, according to the coffee company. ...more

July 19, 2008

Susan Wilson, former assistant principal at Chocachatti Elementary and current assistant principal for Eastside Elementary, was recently named the Region Four finalist for the 2008 Just Read, Florida! Elementary Literacy Leader of the Year. ...more

July 18, 2008

A beat-the-deadline rush to file permits for apartment construction in New York City lifted housing starts to unexpectedly high levels in June, but it was no cause for rejoicing. Construction of single-family homes nationwide fell to the slowest pace in 17 years. ...more

July 18, 2008