Just two weeks before the start of the Olympics, Iraq was told Thursday it's not welcome in Beijing because of a political feud in Baghdad that angered the games' guardians and exiled a country that arrived to a roaring ovation at the opening ceremony four years ago. ...more

July 25, 2008

BAGHDAD - The International Olympic Committee has upheld a ban on Iraqi teams at the Beijing Games, saying today that the government missed the deadline to address accusations of political interference. ...more

July 24, 2008

A few weeks before the opening ceremony half a world away in Beijing, a small sample of the summer Olympics will come to South Shore. ...more

July 23, 2008

Among the first requests to land on the desk of newly elected Mayor Pam Iorio nearly five years ago was a plea from community activist Ruth Fleming to expand the activities center at Woodland Terrace Park. ...more

June 28, 2008

Filing for a homestead exemption or starting married life will be more convenient and save on gas now that satellite county government offices are opening in Brandon. ...more

May 28, 2008

An Olympic flame reached the top of the world today. Live television footage showed a Chinese mountaineering team holding up a specially designed torch - separate from the main Olympic flame - along with Chinese and Olympic flags on the peak of Mount Everest. ...more

May 8, 2008

The 2008 festival celebrating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday included some longtime traditions along with some changes. ...more

January 24, 2008

Rickena Perry says she has always loved animals. She would buy her pets clothes and toys, so much so that she started attending pet fashion conferences and conventions. ...more

November 14, 2007

The city of Oldsmar is increasing the area in which liquor legally can be served here. ...more

September 8, 2007