Tampa Tribune religion reporter Michelle Bearden placed second in the national Supple Religion Writer of the Year award, which recognizes a reporter's writing skills and grasp of the beat. ...more

September 13, 2009

County officials gave a thumbs-up Thursday to the first stage of an 80-bed hospital campus in the heart of Wesley Chapel. ...more

November 21, 2008

Construction in the Channel District is scheduled to begin before year's end on the $29 million, 168-room Hotel Indigo, which the developer expects will take 13 to 14 months to build. ...more

October 28, 2008

Shoddy materials, illegal construction and a culture of corruption were blamed Saturday for the deaths of more than three dozen people buried when a 12-story apartment building crumbled to the ground. ...more

December 30, 2007

Rescue workers have pulled 12 bodies from the rubble of a 12-story building that collapsed in Egypt's Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, the city's police chief said Tuesday. ...more

December 26, 2007

SEBRING — Although no one has come forward with a check, potential buyers are still expressing interest in Harder Hall. City Administrator Bob Hoffman said he receives as many as three phone calls a week from investors wanting more information about the historic hotel and 13.6 acres of property on Little Lake Jackson, and the city is not marketing or advertising it. John Joyner, a Sebring resident who previously managed luxury hotels in Miami, said he is interested in a joint venture with some other local investors to restore the hotel and build condos. ...more

December 8, 2007