Hillsborough County commissioners took the first step Wednesday toward putting a 1-cent sales tax increase for mass transit and road improvements on the ballot in November 2010. ...more

November 5, 2009

Pinellas County's Tourist Development Council next week will consider a $25.67 million budget for 2010, down from $27.12 million this year, as the unsettled economy reduces tax dollars collected from overnight visitors. ...more

May 4, 2009

From city fire chiefs to residents grateful for the paramedics who rushed to their aid, hundreds of people began speaking today at a Pinellas County Commission hearing to comment on a plan to cut emergency rescue costs countywide. ...more

March 20, 2009

Pinellas County should consolidate fire coverage for its unincorporated areas to save taxpayer money and equalize resources, an audit recommends. ...more

March 13, 2009

There will be at least two new voices on the Pinellas County Commission soon because the incumbents won't be on the ballot. Karen Seel in District 5 is the only county commissioner up for election. Chairman Bob Stewart in District 3 and Commissioner Ronnie Duncan in District 1 are not. ...more

October 14, 2008

Judi and John Herold strolled along the beach this morning, picking up shells under a cloudy sky as tiny waves lapped the shore. ...more

August 19, 2008

Prosecutors filed 46 counts of animal cruelty against a Tarpon Springs woman who had more than 100 dogs in her Ranch Road home. ...more

August 7, 2008

Thirty-six detention deputies from Pinellas County laid off because of budget cuts are continuing their careers on the other side of Tampa Bay. ...more

July 29, 2008

TAMPA A bioengineering research company that could create 100 high-paying jobs now and more later is a step closer to setting up shop on the University of South Florida's campus. ...more

July 16, 2008

LARGO - Twenty-five Pinellas sheriff's deputies are to lose their jobs as of Aug. 8, but all they have to do to land a job elsewhere is look across Tampa Bay. ...more

July 10, 2008