Saying the nation's electrical distribution system is badly outmoded and inefficient, President Barack Obama announced Tuesday his administration is awarding $3.4 billion in "smart grid" energy technology grants, including $267 million in Florida. ...more

October 28, 2009

State regulators on Tuesday granted Progress Energy's request to cut electric bills by 11 percent, or $400 million, this year. ...more

March 18, 2009

After increasing electric bills 25 percent this year, Progress Energy Florida said this morning it wants to cut the cost of electricity for residential customers by 11 percent. ...more

February 12, 2009

Nearly 300 jobs at Progress Energy Florida will be eliminated this year, the St. Petersburg-based utility said today. ...more

August 28, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Progress Energy is investigating a power outage Monday that left 33,000 Pinellas County customers without power, mostly in the Largo area. ...more

June 24, 2008

For the third fiscal year in a row, Sheriff Richard Nugent has held back from adding new deputy positions to his force. ...more

June 3, 2008

Gliding from one table to the next, exchanging hugs and witty banter with the diners while discreetly retrieving empty dishes and directing the wait staff to fill empty cups, Barbara Jones could easily be the social director of a fine hotel or cruise ship. ...more

December 29, 2007

Gliding from one table to the next, exchanging hugs and witty banter with the diners while discreetly retrieving empty dishes and directing the wait staff to fill empty cups, Barbara Jones could easily be the social director of a fine hotel or cruise ship. ...more

December 22, 2007

Losing Value? So now we see that the prices of houses are coming down. To some, this apparently means their homes are losing value, or in other words, aren't worth as much now as they were a year or two ago. ...more

December 18, 2007