The general manager of the Splash Island Water Park at Cypress Gardens said she was fired Friday for calling 911 about a spill of pool chemicals. ...more

September 11, 2009

State environmental officials have approved a report from Raytheon that starts the clock ticking on cleanup of a groundwater pollution plume that has been spreading for decades through a St. Petersburg neighborhood. ...more

January 31, 2009

State environmental officials have approved a report from Raytheon that starts the clock ticking on cleanup of a groundwater pollution plume that has been spreading for decades through a St. Petersburg neighborhood. ...more

January 30, 2009

Setting a holiday table that's all glitter and elegance won't cost you a penny - if you use Great-Grandma's serving pieces. ...more

December 4, 2008

Here are plenty of tips if you want to bring out those silver serving pieces for your holiday table. ...more

December 3, 2008

"Drunkard: A Hard-Drinking Life," by Neil Steinberg (Dutton, $24.95) ...more

July 13, 2008

TAMPA - Thousands of U.S. soldiers have been killed, injured or permanently crippled because of small explosive devices in Iraq and Afghanistan, turning the simplest job in the field into a life-threatening ordeal. ...more

November 25, 2007