Hillsborough County's insurance company will pick up only $66,000 of legal charges related to County Commissioner Kevin White's sexual harassment case, potentially leaving taxpayers liable for nearly $425,000. ...more

January 7, 2010

U.S. consumers and businesses are filing for bankruptcy at a pace that made 2009 the seventh-worst year on record, with more than 1.4 million petitions submitted, according to an Associated Press tally. ...more

January 5, 2010

A youth center director who was acquitted years ago of allegations that he molested a student has been arrested in northern New York on new charges that he forcibly raped a 13-year-old girl. ...more

January 2, 2010

After years of letting suburbia sprawl hither and yon across Pasco County, commissioners have begun charting a new course for growth. ...more

November 20, 2009

Pasco County officials are talking about a plan to allow developers to buy development rights from rural landowners, where the county wants to preserve open space, and increase development in Pasco's urban core. ...more

November 17, 2009

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad will die by lethal injection when he is executed next month. ...more

October 27, 2009

After reading the Tribune's article last week about the Hillsborough County Commission's debate on whether to sue Commissioner Kevin White, I have a suggestion. ...more

October 12, 2009

The father of the children on "Jon & Kate Plus 8" says it's "not healthy" for his kids to continue appearing on the TLC reality show. ...more

October 1, 2009

all easy to read and to the point. ...more

September 29, 2009

Mel Martinez wasn't out of a job for long. Legal Times, which covers legal and lobbying issues in Washington, D.C., reported Tuesday that Florida's former senator will become a partner in the Washington and Tampa offices of the DLA Piper law firm. ...more

September 23, 2009