If the Hernando Beach channel dredge project doesn't begin by July 30, County Engineer Charles Mixson will be fired on July 31. ...more

January 31, 2009

Through a spokesman, the pirates who hijacked an arms-laden Ukrainian tanker off Somalia issued an ultimatum Friday and threatened to destroy the ship if no ransom is paid. ...more

October 11, 2008

Six years ago, I attended a ceremony that officially opened the new Middleton High School in east Tampa. The old Middleton, one of the city's two historically black high schools, was closed in 1971, sacrificed on the altar of school desegregation. ...more

September 7, 2008

George S. Middleton High School sits near the heart of a predominately black, East Tampa community, a state-of-the-art facility surrounded by churches, small neighborhood stores and public housing. ...more

September 2, 2008

George S. Middleton High School sits near the heart of a predominately black, East Tampa community, a state-of-the-art facility surrounded by churches, small neighborhood stores and public housing. ...more

August 31, 2008

Middleton, an all-black school for nearly 40 years, represents the struggle alumni faced — and overcame — during segregation. And it's a source of pride for community leaders who fought to re-open the school in 2002, three decades after a federal court order locked its doors. Since then, however, Middleton has struggled to live up to its legacy. ...more

August 29, 2008

A mother faced a horrible choice this morning, deputies say, after her ex-boyfriend snuck into her house and kidnapped two children. ...more

July 5, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Homeowners at an upscale nudist resort are not happy about management's decision to allow outside groups to host monthly costume parties at the resort's nightclub. ...more

June 22, 2008

LAND O' LAKES Homeowners at an upscale nudist resort are not happy about management's decision to allow outside groups to host monthly costume parties at the resort's nightclub. ...more

June 21, 2008