A state lawmaker is asking Florida environmental officials to explain a series of delays in cleaning up groundwater pollution that was first identified more than 13 years ago at a west St. Petersburg plant. ...more

May 20, 2008

TAMPA - It's a common complaint from people who contact the My Safe Florida Home program. Homeowners say they've had bad experiences when calling the program to report problems. ...more

May 17, 2008

Former President Vladimir Putin was appointed Russia's prime minister Thursday, securing a new place in power a day after leaving the Kremlin. ...more

May 9, 2008

Residents of Briar Patch, Nature's Hideaway and Trinity West plan a gathering Saturday to discuss Progress Energy's plans for high-power transmission lines, which could cut through their neighborhoods. ...more

May 1, 2008

The county commission on Wednesday is slated to sign off on an agreement to ensure Pasco has enough schools to serve its growing population. ...more

February 25, 2008

Bilma Acuna has two drug-addicted sons and roams the streets of this slum with a purpose: to save others from the same fate. ...more

February 23, 2008

TAMPA - Florida lawmakers and state Attorney General Bill McCollum will discuss legislation Tuesday morning designed to help child pornography victims. ...more

February 18, 2008

The state Department of Children & Families is launching a probe into the backgrounds of all of its employees while police continue searching for possible victims of a former DCF spokesman arrested on child pornography charges. ...more

February 5, 2008

Writing on a whiteboard and offering an animated lecture, Zach Cronin is teaching principles of macroeconomics to 30 or so students, about half of them from outside the United States. ...more

January 31, 2008

Last year saw the city plan for growth in a large sector mostly north of Interstate 4 and an 85-acre area south of historical downtown, and officials braced for the lower revenues that the state's property tax reforms would bring. ...more

January 28, 2008