In October 2006, a longtime loyalist of Sen. Ted Stevens called him with a big problem: The FBI, he said, was breathing down his neck about a makeover of the senator's mountain cabin. ...more

October 7, 2008

A Maine TV news anchor who bears a resemblance to the Republican vice presidential nominee says she's been getting "hate mail and nasty phone calls" from viewers who think she's trying to copy Sarah Palin's signature style. ...more

September 24, 2008

The Hillsborough County School Board continues to try to figure out how to unravel a transportation mess. ...more

September 17, 2008

Some Brandon residents would like one of the area's newest public schools to be named in honor of one of its oldest residents. ...more

September 17, 2008

Hillsborough County deputies said that even though they were nearby, Christopher Lee Hubbard made repeated phone calls to 911 "for no reason" Saturday night. So they arrested him. But Hubbard, 37, would not go quietly into a patrol car, deputies said. ...more

September 15, 2008

Grow Financial is warning its customers about a fraudulent phone and e-mail scam. ...more

September 7, 2008

TAMPA Grow Financial is warning its customers about an e-mail scam. ...more

September 6, 2008

As renovations continue at the old Brooksville hospital building, the developer continues to keep the county updated on its progress. ...more

August 24, 2008

After a barrage of consumer complaints, the government is banning phone calls of prerecorded sales messages unless consumers agree to receive the calls. ...more

August 22, 2008

Pasco deputies and Port Richey police officers arrested a 70-year-old man they say robbed two banks in five days. Joseph A. Bender of 7311 Ingleside Drive, Port Richey, was arrested at the Travel Inn at 7532 U.S. 19 in New Port Richey on Tuesday afternoon, after his car was spotted in the parking lot, officials say. At 9 a.m. Friday, according to authorities, Bender walked into the Colonial Bank at 9431 U.S. 19 outside Port Richey city limits, handed a teller a note that stated he had a bomb, and demanded cash. After getting the money, according to a probable cause affidavit, he took off. After his photo was released to the media, deputies received phone calls about the suspect's possible identity. Detectives prepared a suspect photo pack and clerks identified Bender as the bank robber, a report states ...more

August 20, 2008