Barbara Souza depends on her child support each month, and this week, when she didn't get a check, she was itching for a scrap with her ex-husband. She didn't know it at the time, but she wasn't alone. ...more

February 1, 2008

Crews have turned off the flow of natural gas to a broken pipeline at the northwest corner of Gandy Boulevard and Manhattan Avenue, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

January 17, 2008

TAMPA - A worker is recovering this morning at Tampa General Hospital after an accident at a Dover Street recycling company, officials said. ...more

October 25, 2007

SEBRING – When asked about impact fees, Wayne Gourley's response likely echoed the opinion of many in construction as well as some outside of the industry. "If their purpose is to slow down growth they came up with a heck of a good plan," said Gourley, the owner of Gourley Plastering. The Highlands County Commission began collecting impact fees — charges on new residential, industrial and commercial buildings for things such as roads and schools – this year. The commission voted last week to raise the fees at 30 percent of their recommended level in 2008 – a 5-percent increase from the 25 percent rate now in effect. ...more

September 16, 2007

More than a decade ago, Sidney Cooper moved his family from St. Louis to Pinellas County. He was supposed to be retiring, but then a new business venture caught his eye. ...more

September 5, 2007