A new Tampa International Airport noise report shows jets making an approach to the airport from the south are in compliance with air traffic standards. ...more

November 10, 2008

A Tampa International Airport noise flight track report showed jets making an approach to the airport from the south, after making a 180 degree turn near MacDill Air Force Base from their southbound and downwind leg, are in compliance with air traffic standards. ...more

November 7, 2008

County officials on Thursday approved construction plans for a controversial new high school near the junction of State Road 52 and Chicago Avenue in Hudson. ...more

October 24, 2008

Pasco County officials today approved construction plans for a controversial new high school near the junction of State Road 52 and Chicago Avenue in Hudson. The approval of construction plans was required under the conditions of county commissioners' approval of the project in March 2007. Work on the school could begin within the next 90 days. The high school, now know as High School "EEE," drew renewed objections from nearby residents, who said it violated the county's long-range planning strategy and would damage wells. ...more

October 23, 2008

A plan to build a $70 million biofuels plant at the Port of Tampa rather than an ethanol plant could create 250 construction jobs and 50 to 60 full-time jobs once the plant opens, port officials said. ...more

October 21, 2008

St. Petersburg firefighters are working a blaze that is consuming a 56-foot wooden boat at Demen's Landing, said Lt. Joel Granata of St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue. ...more

October 20, 2008

Arbuckle Creek overflowed after Tropical Storm Fay barreled through Highlands County, causing widespread flooding that placed several neighborhoods under more than a foot of water Wednesday. ...more

August 21, 2008

Residents of Weathersfield, a subdivision abutting the Dunedin Cemetery notified city officials several peacocks have been caught by a trapper in their neighborhood and removed. ...more

August 2, 2008

DUNEDIN - Next month, city commissioners could decide whether to revise the city's noise ordinance to regulate amplified music in the city's downtown entertainment district. The City Commission will hold hearings on the proposed ordinance at 7 p.m. on Aug. 7 and Aug. 21. ...more

July 12, 2008

Opponents of a proposed landfill outside Dade City will ask the city commission tonight to formally oppose the project. ...more

July 8, 2008