Barack Obama on Tuesday abruptly abandoned his nomination fight for Tom Daschle and a second major appointee who failed to pay all their taxes, fearing a lingering ethics dispute would undercut his claims to moral high ground and cripple his presidency in just its second week. "I screwed up," Obama declared. ...more

February 3, 2009

The 2008 presidential election was all about change, but, for the most part, local television news in the Tampa area stuck to old-school ways Tuesday night. Every time the major broadcast networks cut back to the local stations, it was like going from a Ferrari to a Gremlin. ...more

November 6, 2008

Openly frustrated at the heavy news coverage of Barack Obama's trip to the Middle East, the John McCain campaign is responding with a public relations offensive, including a new Web video that accuses television news reporters of being "in the tank" for Obama. ...more

July 23, 2008

Wishing viewers "God bless and smooth sailing," anchor Bob Hite signed off the 6 p.m. newscast Wednesday to end a 30-year-career at WFLA, Channel 8. ...more

November 29, 2007

TAMPA - Wishing viewers "God bless and smooth sailing," anchor Bob Hite signed off the 6 p.m. newscast Wednesday to end a 30-year-career at WFLA, Channel 8. ...more

November 28, 2007

On debt and taxes, Tampa accountant Gelray Gainey wants to see, "flexibility and thought from the candidates, as opposed to programmed answers." ...more

November 28, 2007

Bob Hite's last day as an anchor at WFLA, Channel 8, is Wednesday. His Apollo Beach home has been sold. His wife, Bonnie, already is at their remote mountain home in Colorado. The nearest town is Durango in southwest Colorado. ...more

November 25, 2007