"One-term pledge!" This is just one more ploy in the long list of ploys devised by the masters in political intrigue. For the overly ambitious the need to win becomes a corrupting force. Dirty politics heads the list; the list is growing longer, and the ploys more desperate, as defeat draws near. ...more

July 3, 2008

The long-awaited project to repave a portion of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard is about to begin. ...more

July 2, 2008

TAMPA - Expect a longer trip to downtown Tampa, St. Petersburg, Lakeland, Orlando and all other points east and west on Interstate 4 this weekend, if you are planning to take Interstate 75 south to I-4. ...more

June 20, 2008

TAMPA - Anthony Morales asked three people for money, and when they refused, he pulled out a knife and tried to stab them, Tampa police say. ...more

June 16, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A man and two teenagers were arrested this morning after they robbed a St. Petersburg Times deliveryman, taking his minivan, and led police on a pursuit, St. Petersburg police say. ...more

May 29, 2008

RIVERSIDE HEIGHTS - Residents dedicated a sign at Plymouth Park on Wednesday night to help spread the word about neighborhood news and events. ...more

May 8, 2008

Bill Allen of New Port Richey says Hillary Clinton's comments on Lyndon Johnson's role in passing Civil Rights Act are a fact, not a slight to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. ...more

January 30, 2008

Students in Dellarine Anderson's kindergarten class at Hugo Schmidt Elementary made their Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration personal this year when they assembled their own drawing of the hero of the civil rights movement. Modeled after King's "I have a dream" speech, the students also added their own dreams, completing the sentence "I have a dream of ..." ...more

January 23, 2008

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke often about the power of love, peace and the importance of taking a stand for what is right. Today, we commemorate the civil rights leader's legacy, along with the contributions of local residents who took a stand and changed their communities. ...more

January 21, 2008

The price tag for cleaning up the contaminated former public works compound in downtown Brooksville went up $187,000 Tuesday when county commissioners approved another change order from its consultant. ...more

January 16, 2008