John Hammerberg drives past a house on a dark street off Nebraska Avenue. He notices that the house lights are on. Hammerberg, the chief theft investigator for Tampa Electric Co. suspects a crime is under way and returns a few minutes later with two Tampa police officers. Hammerberg is pretty sure the property owner is stealing electricity. Power to the home was cut off in May. ...more

September 22, 2008

District officials may be working with less, but students shouldn't feel the pinch. ...more

September 18, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County residents who want to speak out on the school district's proposed 2008-09 budget get one more chance Tuesday. ...more

September 14, 2008

In a survey mailed to residents as part of a an strategic planning project, residents were asked several questions about the most pressing issues City Hall should address in the short and long term. ...more

September 3, 2008

Richie Dellasso has had it up to here with the property across the street from his house. ...more

August 22, 2008

Code Enforcement officials have more cash to tackle the overgrown lawns of vacant homes, but they have a request for frustrated neighbors: Be patient. ...more

August 22, 2008

Bradenton and Coconut Creek close city hall on Fridays. ...more

August 18, 2008

In the Aug. 13 edition of Highlands Today, there was a serious error made in the reporting of the story concerning Sun 'n Lake, both in the article and its editorial. Mention was made about how our taxes would be higher if Highlands County took over the governing of Sun 'n Lake; nothing could be further from the truth. Property owners in Sun 'n Lake pay property taxes to the county, just like any property within the county. In fact, property taxes paid within Sun 'n Lake are much higher than much of the county due to property values being assessed on the high end. In addition, each property owner pays an additional Sun 'n Lake assessment of approximately $600 per year, over and above the county property taxes. ...more

August 14, 2008

Day after day for the past two years, trucks full of chopped up yard waste dumped their loads on a piece of land that included a sensitive wildlife habitat in south Hillsborough County. ...more

August 11, 2008

When Bill Jones got the call about the bull, he had no idea what he was in for."I thought maybe it was something that got hit in the road," Jones says. "All they told me was that it was 500 pounds." For the past three years, Jones has been driving a tow truck for Stepps Towing. Yesterday afternoon, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says it needed Jones' tow truck to cart off a bull it found off 59th Street in Tampa. ...more

July 31, 2008