School bus drivers, cafeteria workers and other school support staff workers are slated to receive a small pay raise under a tentative contract agreement. ...more

September 26, 2008

Among the tweaks to Pasco County's newly adopted 2008-09 budget is $1 million set aside to man the first stage of the addition to the Land O' Lakes Jail. ...more

September 25, 2008

Contract talks between the Highlands County School District and the school support personnel union are scheduled to resume Tuesday after negotiations were suspended during the summer. ...more

September 22, 2008

CHICAGO Since they let go of Luke Petitgout, the Bucs have been on the lookout for a backup left tackle. Come next March, they might be in the market for a starting left tackle as well. ...more

September 21, 2008

North Korea escalated its renewed confrontation with the United States on Friday, saying it is moving to restore a nuclear reactor and warning it "will go its own way" because Washington refuses to remove it from the U.S. terror blacklist. ...more

September 20, 2008

Teachers and other school workers protested in front of Pasco County School District administrative offices this afternoon, calling on the school board to give them raises. They joined in chants, such as, "Do the right thing, not the easy thing." ...more

September 16, 2008

Despite a 48-hour contract extension, negotiations between Boeing Co. and Machinists union officials failed Friday, and the union said a strike was set to begin at 3 a.m. today. When the talks broke off, the union sent a message to members saying: "The strike is on!" ...more

September 6, 2008

Andrej Meszaros worked out this summer while working through some nervous anxiousness. ...more

August 31, 2008

After working diligently to work out a deal to acquire defenseman Andrej Meszaros from the Ottawa Senators, the Lightning finally reached an agreement Friday night. ...more

August 29, 2008

It took a while, but the $53,000 in back payroll owed to employees at Rogers Christmas House has been paid to them, the owner said. ...more

August 29, 2008