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July 9, 2008

The Tampa Bay Rays are this year's feel-good story in the region, but north of the Bay area another group also is showing that teamwork can put dreams on the verge of coming true, in this case preserving a pristine piece of Florida that not long ago seemed destined for development. ...more

July 7, 2008

Sitting beside a box containing marijuana to alert officers to the drugs inside, Max was every inch the professional pooch Luis Santana always hoped he would be. ...more

June 23, 2008

The Tribune's June 14th editorial is yet another unnecessarily harsh jab at the public schools. ...more

June 23, 2008

TAMPA - Sitting beside a box containing marijuana to alert officers to the drugs inside, Max was every inch the professional pooch Luis Santana always hoped he would be. ...more

June 19, 2008

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Charlie Crist said today that his support of Sen. John McCain's plan to lift the federal moratorium on off-shore oil drilling has nothing to do with McCain's consideration of him as a vice presidential candidate. ...more

June 17, 2008

make it a crime for boaters to tear up sea grass in a state aquatic preserve. ...more

May 30, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A man and two teenagers were arrested this morning after they robbed a St. Petersburg Times deliveryman, taking his minivan, and led police on a pursuit, St. Petersburg police say. ...more

May 29, 2008

ICE HOCKEY Springstead High club ice hockey team, with players representing three other schools, recently collected its fourth team crown in seven seasons. ...more

May 29, 2008

TAMPA - The St. Petersburg Times is offering early retirement incentives to staff members and may have to lay off employees later in the year, the newspaper said Wednesday. Employees older than 50 with five years of service will be offered enhanced pension benefits if they retire by Aug. 31. The newspaper also froze wages for one year for all of its employees, which number less than 1,300, down from 1,500 two years ago. ...more

May 29, 2008