A Tampa police officer seriously injured in a car crash while vacationing in Mexico last month has been released from a local hospital and is beginning rehab. ...more

December 22, 2009

A regional task force of federal and local agents has been formed in Tampa to combat fraudulent Medicare claims throughout the state. ...more

December 15, 2009

Within hours of Tampa Democrat Michael Scionti announcing his resignation to take a position with the Obama administration, a West Tampa activist has emerged as the likely successor. ...more

December 7, 2009

The high school graduation rate for the 2008-09 school year improved in Highlands County, according to data released Friday by the Florida Department of Education. ...more

December 6, 2009

The Notre Dame football season is officially over. Athletic director Jack Swarbrick announced Friday that the school has decided against going to a bowl game with a 6-6 record, citing "unique circumstances." He didn't elaborate, but Swarbrick fired coach Charlie Weis after five seasons earlier this week and the search for a replacement is under way. ...more

December 5, 2009

In the classic Bill Murray military comedy "Stripes," Murray's character, John Winger, gets dumped by his girlfriend, who said she needs someone who will grow with her. "Talk about massive potential for growth!!" Winger, a committed and newly jobless slacker, shouts as the girlfriend walks out of his life for good. We flashed back to that scene when we read the comments John Hagen offered after being named the president of the Pasco Economic Development Council. ...more

November 25, 2009

These days, when people think of Florida, they're more likely to see mouse ears than cattle horns. ...more

November 21, 2009

Calling herself an "average citizen" who wants to encourage businesses to produce good-paying jobs, Kelli Stargel has announced a run for Republican Paula Dockery's District 15 state Senate seat. ...more

November 13, 2009

It will be cows, not pirates, invading Tampa's streets later this month. ...more

November 12, 2009

The parent company of Outback Steakhouse has chosen the president of Avon Products as its next chief executive officer. ...more

November 6, 2009