Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee no longer has to sit down at a bargaining table to determine his deputies' salaries. ...more

May 24, 2008

With a vote of 449 to 137, Hillsborough's detention deputy chapter of the West Central Florida Police Benevolent Association has dropped the union as its representative for collective bargaining, said the union's executive director, Jim Diamond. ...more

May 23, 2008

Chris Simms no longer conjures the image of a valiant fallen warrior. With his spleen injury now nearly two years into his past, he seems more like a wounded deer aimlessly wandering the woods. ...more

May 4, 2008

When Mike Rampino returns from vacation, he will have a lot waiting for him. The third in command at Spring Hill Fire Rescue became second in command when Chief J.J. Morrison resigned last week. ...more

February 23, 2008

The fate of $600-$1,200 rebate checks for more than 100 million Americans is in limbo after Senate Republicans blocked a bid by Democrats to add $44 billion in help for the elderly, disabled veterans, the unemployed and businesses to the House-passed economic aid package. ...more

February 7, 2008

How Tampa Bay Ended Up Last In The East At The Break 1. The plight of Dan Boyle this season just about sums up how things have gone for Tampa Bay in the first half. From the moment an errant skate fell off its hook above Boyle's locker in September and severed three tendons in his wrist, the team must have felt like it has had a black cloud following it around. Boyle's absence was absorbed for the first quarter of the season, but as the season wore on, Tampa Bay's young core of defensemen wore down. ...more

January 26, 2008

TAMPA - The on-again, off-again Trump Tower Tampa is in limbo — again. Local developer, SimDag LLC, told buyers in October that it was close to getting financing, but only if Donald Trump would drop his lawsuit against the company. ...more

January 3, 2008

The fight between the city council and mayor over proposed layoffs grew markedly more contentious Thursday during a day that included sign-wielding protesters outside City Hall and threats from some council members that they will refuse to approve contracts to privatize certain city services. ...more

December 21, 2007

TAMPA-- Alzando carteles que decían "La privatización no funciona" , "Salvemos nuestros empleos" y "Tampa funciona cuando nosotros trabajamos" decenas de empleados municipales sindicalizados se dieron cita en la mañana de hoy, jueves, frente al ayuntamiento de Tampa, para protestar por los despidos anunciados en noviembre por la alcaldesa Pam Iorio. ...more

December 20, 2007

Guatemalan legislators approved a law Tuesday that tightens adoption rules while allowing pending cases - mostly involving U.S. couples - to go through without meeting stricter requirements. ...more

December 12, 2007