County commissioners voted 4-1 Tuesday to pay Tallahassee lawyer Jake Varn an additional $15,000 to push through a permit for the long-delayed Ridge Road extension project, for a total $255,000. ...more

January 11, 2008

The city council voted Tuesday night to request an extension from state regulators for a permit application to dredge a new channel to the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

January 10, 2008

Hurricane Katrina's victims have put a price tag on their suffering and it is staggering - including one plaintiff seeking the unlikely sum of $3 quadrillion. ...more

January 10, 2008

Some Pasco County commissioners want to continue full speed ahead on the long-delayed plan to extend Ridge Road east to the Suncoast Parkway and beyond. ...more

January 8, 2008

State and federal regulators say they're unlikely to approve the city's request to create a new navigational channel linking Old Post Road to the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

January 6, 2008

Rain fell in the city for a fourth consecutive day Sunday, assuring that 2007 would not go down as the driest year on record for the drought-stricken Atlanta area. ...more

December 31, 2007

For pristine smoothness of asphalt, it has no rival. For access by town or country, it has no peer. Hillsborough County's Flatwoods Park is has become the premier destination for those who prefer their workouts wheeled and their scenery beautiful. ...more

December 22, 2007

Gov. Charlie Crist, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue and Alabama Gov. Bob Riley agreed on Monday to work together on a new "drought emergency plan" for the three states to take effect as soon as mid-March. ...more

December 18, 2007

WEST PALM BEACH — The South Florida Water Management District issued a once-a-week watering restriction for the first time in the district's history, according to a press release the district issued. ...more

December 13, 2007

A wintry storm caked the center of the nation with a thick layer of ice Monday, blacking out more than 600,000 homes and businesses, and more icy weather was on the way. ...more

December 11, 2007