The U.S. military has announced that 12,000 American and 4,000 British troops will leave Iraq by September. ...more

March 8, 2009

The city of Tarpon Springs' recent attempt to solicit proposals from firms interested in installing a security lighting system at Cycadia Cemetery met with disappointing results. Interim City Manager Mark LeCouris said the city received a letter of interest from only one firm. It suggested a lighting system costing approximately $162,000. It would have ringed the cemetery's perimeter and would not have been controlled by sensors. ...more

January 24, 2009

Pssst. The secret's out at KFC. Well, sort of. Colonel Harland Sanders' handwritten recipe of 11 herbs and spices was removed Tuesday from safekeeping at KFC's corporate offices for the first time in decades. The temporary relocation is allowing KFC to revamp security around a yellowing sheet of paper that contains one of the country's most famous corporate secrets. ...more

September 10, 2008

Iraqi and U.S. negotiators have completed a draft security agreement that would see American troops leave Iraqi cities as soon as June 30, Iraqi and American officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday. ...more

August 21, 2008

A woman suicide bomber struck Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 18 people and wounding scores of others after the government announced new measures to protect worshippers ahead of a major religious festival. ...more

August 15, 2008

Violence in Iraq is at its lowest level in four years, but ask Capt. Mike Forbes, and he will tell you his job as a troop commander in Baghdad has gotten harder, not easier. ...more

July 13, 2008

A Department of Homeland Security program to strengthen port security has gaps that terrorists could exploit to smuggle weapons of mass destruction in cargo containers, congressional investigators have found. ...more

May 27, 2008

Thanks goodness for Charlie Miranda, who brings perspective and maturity to his seat on Tampa City Council. ...more

February 11, 2008