Hernando County's graduation rate crept up during the 2007-08 school year to 76.9 percent. ...more

November 20, 2008

The struggling economy has students thinking twice about their career paths. ...more

November 19, 2008

The struggling economy has students thinking twice about their career paths. Teens are less interested in starting a business thanks to a rocky economy, according to a poll by Junior Achievement. And local educators are seeing a change in some course selections because of career fears. Junior Achievement polled teens across the country and found 60 percent were interested in starting a business. That's down 7 percentage points from the previous year. ...more

November 18, 2008

Amtrak ridership continues to increase nationwide and on the Silver Star through Tampa as travelers seek alternatives to paying costly gasoline prices. ...more

November 3, 2008

The Pasco County Fair Association will do everything in its power to stop the Florida State Fair from extending its dates by another six days. ...more

November 1, 2008

Tampa International Airport in September experienced its worst decline of passenger traffic since November 2001, two months after the Sept. 11 attacks, an airport report issued Friday said. ...more

October 11, 2008

Tampa International Airport in September experienced its worst decline of passenger traffic since November 2001, two months after the 9/11 attacks, an airport report issued Friday said. ...more

October 10, 2008

In its first survey of its students' health, the University of Florida has learned that most feel overwhelmed, one-fifth suffered injuries after drinking alcohol, one-third refrained from sex in the previous year and many have seriously considered suicide. The responses are documented among many others in UF's recently released Healthy Gators Student Survey, which the university devised to come up with better health initiatives. ...more

October 8, 2008

In its first ever survey of its students' health, the University of Florida has learned that most feel overwhelmed, one-fifth suffered injuries after drinking alcohol, one-third refrained from sex in the previous year and many have seriously considered suicide. ...more

October 7, 2008

Ray Lampe spreads his wings, so to speak, in a cookbook aimed at the tailgating football crowd. ...more

September 23, 2008