State wildlife officials are reporting that a record number of manatees were found dead in state waters this year, due partly to cold weather in early 2009. ...more

December 19, 2009

TALLADEGA, Ala. - Jamie McMurray was the unlikely winner of an uncharacteristically dull race at Talladega Superspeedway, where a ban on bump-drafting forced most competitors to treat the event as a slow Sunday drive. ...more

November 1, 2009

They can get to Jake Delhomme. ...more

December 8, 2008

David Storck will step down as chairman of the Hillsborough County Republican Party and will support Deborah Cox-Roush, currently special events coordinator, to replace him. ...more

November 11, 2008

Families in Plant City, Brandon, New Tampa and the area around King High likely won't deal with the bus transportation changes next year that put other areas in chaos this year. ...more

October 28, 2008

A "good child" who played Little League baseball became an emotionless loner and compulsive health fanatic in the six months before he killed a middle school classmate, his parents testified Thursday. ...more

September 19, 2008

The other night I tried to read part of Thomas Pynchon's "Gravity's Rainbow" (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, $18) while I was very sleepy, which meant that the story, which is hard enough to follow when you're fully awake and completely engaged, took on a dreamy quality that I sort of enjoyed. After all, it sometimes reads as if Pynchon wrote the thing in a similar state. ...more

August 31, 2008

TAMPA Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee wants employees to reduce fuel use in sheriff's office vehicles by at least 10 percent. In a June 17 memorandum, Gee told employees that the reduction is necessary due to rising gas prices and a murky budget outlook. He also asked employees to use the least expensive fuel possible. "Voluntary reduction is the first step to reduce our costs, which amounts to several million dollars each year," Gee wrote. "More drastic steps may be required in the future to ensure that we are able to fulfill our highest priorities, however, voluntary assistance from each of you can go a long way to avoid those measures." ...more

July 3, 2008

An audit agency's recommendation that the Air Force reopen bidding on a contract to build a new generation of aerial refueling planes almost certainly means the Air Force will fail to put the planes into service starting in 2013, as planned, the service's departing civilian chief said Friday. ...more

June 21, 2008

My dog had serious kidney disease, and rather than have him suffer long periods of not eating, we decided to put him to sleep. ...more

May 18, 2008