Hurricane Hanna, with winds packing 150 mph, was veering straight toward the Tampa Bay area. ...more

July 23, 2008

CORY LAKE ISLES - Talk about sticker shock. Calling it a worst-case scenario, the community development district presented homeowners with a budget that could raise their assessments nearly $900 next year. ...more

July 17, 2008

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is enjoying that old winning feeling and he doesn't much care what his detractors have to say about it. ...more

June 16, 2008

With possible budget cuts on the horizon for the Hernando County Sheriff's Office due to the passage of Amendment 1 and a drop in property values, local schools may be dropping two school resource officers and four crossing guards. ...more

June 15, 2008

Hillsborough County taxpayers could be on the hook for $100,000 or more to defend the county in a sexual harassment lawsuit involving Commissioner Kevin White. ...more

May 31, 2008

The Chinese government warned Monday that as many as 1.2 million residents might have to flee because they could be inundated by a swelling "barrier lake" formed when a river was blocked by landslides from the May 12 earthquake. ...more

May 27, 2008

From today until Tuesday night, fishing and angling is about as good as it gets. If I had to pick a day and time to spend my angling money wisely, it is going to be Tuesday between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. If the weather is changing — barometric drop and calming wind — I'm staying out until sundown. The major daytime feeding migration starts about mid-morning and builds in intensity and duration throughout the entire day. Factor in an approaching weather front for Wednesday and that spells "s-u-c-c-e-s-s." The additional good news is the morning bite is still excellent from the effects of the new moon and the nighttime rains the day after. ...more

February 10, 2008

Johan Santana was right there in the room as his agent and the New York Mets haggled over a colossal contract. ...more

February 3, 2008

Capt. Michael Maurer has spent 20-plus years pulling crooks off the street. ...more

February 2, 2008

The United States might be reducing its nuclear stockpile, but experts say that nearly two decades after the Cold War, our firepower is still a case of overkill. ...more

January 13, 2008