Editor's note: Following is a letter sent to county commissioners by County Administrator David Hamilton. ...more

October 29, 2009

Since St. Petersburg mayoral candidate Kathleen Ford made headlines earlier this month with a comment about race, about the only person not talking about her comment was the candidate. ...more

October 27, 2009

People who forgot their coats Monday morning were out of luck as Tampa broke the record for the lowest temperature for the date. It was 48 degrees in Tampa on Monday morning. The previous record of 51 degrees was set in 1927. ...more

October 20, 2009

Grammy-winning rapper Method Man has been arrested in New York City on felony charges for failing to pay his taxes. ...more

October 5, 2009

A 22-year-old man stole a car, crashed it after police chased him, then carjacked someone before wrecking that vehicle as well, police say. ...more

September 15, 2009

Esther Orreno, 87, said she wasn't scared when she fought a pygmy rattlesnake with her cane earlier this week and squeezed it to death with her right hand. ...more

August 14, 2009

Thank God we have young men like Spc. Coleman who still believe that freedom isn't free. ...more

August 6, 2009

A 77-year-old Avon Park man driving a Mercury Grand Marquis lost control of his vehicle Monday morning and took out two columns at the Highlands Independent Bank branch on Main Street in Avon Park. ...more

June 16, 2009

Flowers have been placed along a fence outside the Wichita clinic of slain abortion provider Dr. George Tiller and the clinic flag is flying at half staff. ...more

June 1, 2009

The death of Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter in a bizarre accident adds an awful chapter to the boxer's troubled life. ...more

May 27, 2009