TAMPA - Daily ridership dipped Tuesday at Tampa International Airport on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 hijackings, but the airport continued to report record figures this year, including an 8.1 percent increase in August passengers over a year ago. On Tuesday's slow travel day, 13,825 passengers flew from Tampa compared with 16,888 outbound reservations that were scheduled Wednesday, said airport spokeswoman Brenda Geoghagan. Officials estimate the number of arriving passengers matches the number departing Tampa. ...more

September 11, 2007

OCALA - No backpacks are allowed in Marion County schools today. School district officials notified parents yesterday via an automated telephone message saying several schools had received written threats of violence in the mail targeting the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. ...more

September 11, 2007

Once again, the city will pause for four moments of silence to mark the attacks that killed more than 2,700 people. Family members will lay flowers where the twin towers fell, and the names of victims will be read. ...more

September 11, 2007

WESTCHASE The Upper Tampa Bay Regional Library will host the Friends of the Library Board meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 11 at 11211 Countryway Blvd. ...more

September 7, 2007

Just a few things I would like this year. I want to buy products "Made in America." I want insurance companies to insure my house for all damages. I want American soldiers to have the absolute best equipment. ...more

September 3, 2007

2,191 days after that awful morning - falling for the first time on a Tuesday, the same day of the week. ...more

September 2, 2007