Tampa International Airport ranked 17th in on-time arrivals performance and 12th in departure performance in July, a report by the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics showed. ...more

September 15, 2009

The nation's largest airlines improved their on-time arrivals performance nationwide to 79.1 percent of flights in April compared with 77.7 percent a year ago, while arrivals performance at Tampa International Airport increased to 81.4 percent from 78.7 percent, the federal Bureau of Transportation reported. ...more

June 20, 2009

Arresting human smugglers will be somewhat easier under legislation signed by Gov. Charlie Crist. ...more

June 13, 2009

Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the target of comedians' jokes since his arrest and impeachment, is getting in on the laughs with Chicago's famed The Second City. ...more

June 11, 2009

A passenger saved four lives by landing a twin-engine airplane at Southwest Florida International Airport after the pilot died in flight. ...more

April 14, 2009

A passenger landed a twin-engine plane in Florida after the pilot died in flight with a total of six people on board. ...more

April 13, 2009

Jocks Doing Steroids With two wars and a failing economy I find it impossible to understand why time is wasted in Congress and on the news with these overpaid, underworked jocks doing steroids. They receive no punishment other than a slap on the wrist and told don't do it again. Then they go out and continue to pull in multimillion-dollar salaries. So why even bother. I am sick and tired of hearing about it. It makes no difference to anything vital to this country's well-being. If the baseball commissioner can't handle the problem, MLB should be abolished and they should all get jobs at McDonald's. It wouldn't hurt America at all. ...more

February 22, 2009

As more homes have been built in recent years around Tampa North Aero Park, conflicts have ensued with residents living near the privately owned airport. ...more

January 28, 2009

A plane taking off from Orlando International Airport aborted its takeoff after the crew thought it hit a flock of birds. ...more

January 25, 2009

With power, nothing else matters. Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker won their second straight pairs title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Saturday, overcoming two big errors with their considerable speed and strength. They finished with a score of 178.76, edging newcomers Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett - who train in Ellenton - by about 2 1/2 points. ...more

January 25, 2009