I attended a non-meeting, which was advertised as a "Town Hall Meeting Health Care Reform." It was hosted by state Rep. Betty Reed. ...more

August 10, 2009

For the past three years, the final week of the regular season marked the end of another University of South Florida basketball season. No postseason plans, just playing out the string. ...more

March 2, 2009

As families and advocates ask Gov. Charlie Crist to veto budget cuts affecting the developmentally disabled, lawmakers are trying to find a way to restore at least some of those dollars. ...more

January 24, 2009

Much has changed since Florida lawmakers adjourned nearly six months ago. ...more

November 26, 2008

Home sales are booming once again in Prince William County, Va., an area hit hard by the housing bust. Foreclosures are responsible. ...more

October 25, 2008

Dunedin (3-0) at Countryside (2-1) Local fans will get an idea of how good Countryside's defense is when it will try to stop Dunedin's star running back Adarius Bellamy who ran for six touchdowns in slightly more than a half of play last week. ...more

September 24, 2008

Give credit to the folks who loved gill nets in 1994. They never gave up. Today, 14 years after a majority of Florida's citizens passed a constitutional amendment to get rid of entangling nets, the die-hard netters are still trying to find a way around the ruling. ...more

June 4, 2008

Lawmakers and Gov. Charlie Crist are trying to find a way to get coverage for more of the nearly 4 million Floridians without health insurance, but how successful they are may depend on how much leeway they're willing to give insurance companies to craft low-cost plans. ...more

April 18, 2008

Joshua Wilkins, charged with slaying of a 28-year-old Tampa man, led Texas deputies on a high-speed chase before he was arrested, Kendall County officials said. ...more

December 12, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - On the first day of Thanksgiving vacation, a middle school student was arrested and accused of making an explosive device after stumbling across a Web site that instructed him how to do so, St. Petersburg police say. ...more

November 20, 2007