12:05 p.m.: Five of the precincts in the Plant City area had short lines at 10 a.m., with few problems reported by poll deputies. ...more

November 4, 2008

9:58 a.m.: Mike Shivley paced quickly from the poll at the Boy Scouts of America Gulf Ridge building on Central Avenue in Tampa, a softball toss from Interstate 75. ...more

November 4, 2008

8:30 a.m.: Mike Godwin stood out from the crowd at the First United Methodist Church in Lutz, or at least from the line. As people exited cars and scurried to the end of the line, Godwin kept away but always making sure he could be seen. That's because he was sporting a shirt with the name of Ed Homan, a Republican candidate for the state Legislature. He was at the poll on his own, not part of an organized effort by the campaign. ...more

November 4, 2008

8:10 a.m.: Rhonda Burel seemed determined to be part of a news story today, and not in a good way. She stood in the right-turn lane off bustling Bearss Avenue in front of the Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library in Tampa holding a McCain/Palin sign she had yanked from the ground outside the polling place. ...more

November 4, 2008

7:40 a.m.: Elizabeth Pridgen, hustling from the poll to her car at Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library in Tampa, said this was definitely an important election. She said voting inside the library was going a little slowly. ...more

November 4, 2008

Florida State dropped back to where it started just a few days ago - ranked 24th nationally and looking for help to win its division in the Atlantic Coast Conference. ...more

November 3, 2008

A national online vote for president by nearly 2.2 million children shows Barack Obama the winner with 51 percent of the vote. ...more

October 21, 2008

As tropical systems pass through the Tampa Bay area, TBO wants to help you share your stories and connect with the community. ...more

August 18, 2008

The future of Hillsborough County's conservation land-buying program, which has preserved more than 46,000 acres since 1990, likely will be decided by voters in November. ...more

May 20, 2008

A poll to gauge residents' support of a program that buys land for conservation will go forward with the blessing of the Hillsborough County Commission. ...more

April 17, 2008