No one needs to tell Manuel Olivero that times are tough. The teacher from New Jersey has spent nearly five months looking for work since moving to Tampa. ...more

July 22, 2008

A coalition working to keep the Tampa Bay Rays in the area is recruiting volunteers and plans to spend 12 to 18 months on research. ...more

July 22, 2008

The community-based coalition that will consider alternative sites for the Tampa Bay Rays' new ballpark is recruiting volunteer members and expects to spend roughly 12 to 18 months on research, organizers announced today. The coalition filed paperwork today to become a nonprofit charitable organization known as A Baseball Community, said Jeff Lyash, the president of Progress Energy Florida and a member of the group. ...more

July 21, 2008

No one needs to tell Manuel Olivero that times are tough. The teacher from New Jersey has spent nearly five months looking for work since moving to Tampa. Today, he was among the hundreds of people so far who stopped at the St. Pete Times Forum to visit with the roughly 45 companies looking for workers at a job fair. ...more

July 21, 2008

The county coalition aiming to reduce substance abuse has a new business name to highlight its efforts - Drug Free Highlands. ...more

July 14, 2008

Hundreds packed the Hunt Community Center at Al Lopez Park this morning for a foreclosure assistance workshop. ...more

July 12, 2008

TAMPA - Some people come to the Tampa Police Department's impound lot to reclaim a car. Dominique Martinez and Drew Danecki arrived there today to retrieve a rhino. ...more

July 11, 2008

Victims of sexual assault shouldn't have to worry about their identities being exposed or not being able to take a few days off work to seek help. ...more

July 11, 2008

MANATEE COUNTY - Sheriff's detectives say they had arrested two people in connection with several burglaries dating back to August 2007. ...more

July 8, 2008

AVON PARK — Putting a temporary license tag in the rear window or anywhere other than the bracket provided for a license tag could result in a non-moving violation in the state of Florida, since a new law took effect July 1. The law is supposed to help law enforcement officers make a quick and easy identification during routine traffic stops. ...more

July 5, 2008