The bulk of layoffs at WellCare Health Plans this quarter will come from the company's ranks in Tampa. ...more

May 22, 2009

A man running from a Polk County deputy was killed Sunday night, when he was struck by a vehicle while trying to dash across U.S. 27. ...more

March 16, 2009

Federal regulators Thursday suspended WellCare Health Plans Inc. from signing up any new customers for its Medicare-backed insurance and drug plans and sternly scolded the company for faults. ...more

February 19, 2009

Jabil will lay off another 150 workers locally in administration and manufacturing over the next few weeks amid slumping demand for electronics worldwide. This comes after 120 layoffs this summer, bringing Jabil's local employment to about 2,000. Also, the Securities and Exchange Commission ended a years-long probe of how Jabil executives handled their stock options, ending another legal challenge that had dogged the company. ...more

November 25, 2008

Takes rope, not electricity, to rein in 450-pound hog. ...more

October 15, 2008

So how does a stun gun work on a 450-pound porker? Not so well, a Hernando County sheriff's deputy learned Monday after he was forced to pull his nonlethal weapon while trying to corral a swine on the loose in Royal Highlands. ...more

October 15, 2008

So how does a stun gun work on a 450-pound porker? Not so well, a Hernando County sheriff's deputy learned Monday after he was forced to pull his nonlethal weapon while trying to corral a swine on the loose in Royal Highlands. ...more

October 14, 2008

It is beyond my comprehension that members of Congress, ostensibly elected by the people to "do the people's business" appear to have little to do but conduct probes into whether certain baseball players did or did not lie about past drug usage. ...more

February 20, 2008

The CIA's inspector general has agreed to tighter controls over its investigative procedures, agency officials revealed Friday, in what appeared to be an attempt to soften resentments among agency officials over the watchdog's aggressive probes into the legality and effectiveness of the CIA's counterterrorism efforts and detention programs. ...more

February 2, 2008

A Pinellas County sheriff's officer is suspended and demoted after an internal affairs investigation that produced a 1,000-page report made public today. ...more

October 9, 2007