Pasco County detectives have arrested three men in connection with operating a grow house and seized about 230 pounds of marijuana, the sheriff's office said. ...more

December 11, 2008

Pasco County detectives have arrested three men in connection with operating a grow house and seized about 230 pounds of marijuana, the sheriff's office said. ...more

December 10, 2008

TAMPA Hillsborough County firefighters were busy this morning, first responding to what had been reported as a hot-air-balloon collision in Lutz that turned out to be nothing and then to alarms in northwest and north Hillsborough County on unrelated calls. Firefighters did find smoke coming out of a duplex at 5910 Mar Jo Drive in North Tampa this morning. They determined that the smoke was coming from a burning pot on the stove. The resident, whose name was not released, was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. ...more

November 28, 2008

Wasn't our country founded on Christian beliefs? Yes, it was. Our forefathers wanted to get away from England and be free to worship God. There must have been much enthusiasm in the beginning, even though there were hardships in this new land. However, as the centuries came and went, Christians became so accustomed to routine and common rituals of life that even now, we the people have lost our love for God. ...more

October 11, 2008

Students in crowded classrooms at the University of South Florida may see relief next fall now that the university has advertised dozens of jobs for new faculty members. ...more

October 10, 2008

Susan Stephens hired TransFlorida Corp. to build a sun room on her Clearwater home. Now she finds herself without the sun room or the safety net that the state is supposed to provide when construction projects like this go south. The safety net, known as the Florida Homeowners Construction Recovery Fund, disappeared with the decline in its funding source: building permits. ...more

October 9, 2008

The leader of Florida's public university system today called for a continued freeze on the size of freshmen classes, warning that continued economic woes would only erode educational quality otherwise. ...more

September 25, 2008

Joe Chiaramonte of Holiday didn't see the humor in Sen. Barack Obama's "lipstick on a pig" quip. ...more

September 20, 2008

Save Our Seabirds is soon going to be on the move, or at least hopes to be. The nonprofit organization is planning on moving all of its birds from its Wimauma facility into the former Pelican Man's Bird Sanctuary in Sarasota. But can't do so until the Sarasota facility is cleaned and repaired. And one way SOS is trying to raise the needed cash is to host a yard sale on Sept. 20. But to have a yard sale, the organization is asking for donations. Items needed include toys, tools, clothing, artwork, kitchenware, pot and pans, small appliances and books. ...more

August 22, 2008

An Orlando man and woman were free on bail Tuesday after being arrested on marijuana possession charges during a traffic stop at Stephen Drive and U.S. 27. ...more

July 30, 2008