A 53-year-old man died Friday in a crash at County Road 583 and U.S. 41 in Pasco County, troopers say. ...more

April 10, 2009

After attending the Wednesday meeting on the proposal to fix the district's watershed violations, and listening to the testimony of the Highlands County officials, it is apparent we have been given a pass on compliance for over 30 years. ...more

March 20, 2009

Two men were killed in separate wrecks this week, including a man who overturned his car into a creek. ...more

March 5, 2009

brilliant investor (or so almost everyone thought), philanthropist, pillar of the community - was a phony has shocked the world, and understandably so. The scale of his alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme is hard to comprehend. ...more

December 21, 2008

John Lynch is coming back to Tampa - to retire. The nine-time Pro Bowl safety and member of the Bucs' 2002 Super Bowl championship squad will make the announcement Monday at One Buc Place, where the Bucs are planning a sendoff similar to the one they gave fullback Mike Alstott this spring. ...more

November 15, 2008

John Lynch is coming back to Tampa - to announce his retirement. The occasion will take place on Monday at 3 p.m. at One Buc Place but the Bucs are telling us Lynch will not sign a one-day contract with the team and retire as a Buccaneer. ...more

November 14, 2008

Ted Stevens, a pillar of the Senate for 40 years and the face of Alaska politics almost since statehood, was convicted of a seven-felony string of corruption charges Monday - found guilty of accepting a bonanza of home renovations and fancy trimmings from an oil executive and then lying about it. ...more

October 28, 2008

Vinny Lecavalier said he senses the enthusiasm new owners Oren Koules and Len Barrie exude with each conversation he has with them. So the face of the franchise is all for finishing out his playing days with the Lightning. ...more

July 14, 2008

Bear Stearns shareholders have approved JPMorgan Chase's buyout, ending the saga of the 85-year-old pillar of Wall Street that crumbled under the weight of its own wagers on high-risk mortgages. ...more

May 30, 2008

John McCain picked up former President Bush's support on Monday, a critical blessing by a pillar of the Republican establishment whose members aren't completely sold on the party's next standard-bearer. ...more

February 19, 2008