This week's passage of a measure to allow three parimutuel facilities in Miami-Dade County to install slot machines was both good and bad news for Tampa Bay Downs general manager Peter Berube. ...more

February 1, 2008

WAUCHULA — Vandals armed with spray paint cans struck classroom walls, doors, floors, hallways and the center court of the gymnasium at Hardee Junior High School Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. ...more

January 24, 2008

WAUCHULA — Vandals spray painted the outside of the Hardee Junior High School and broke in through windows and doors to spray paint and create a mess inside the school, Superintendent Dennis Jones told News Channel 8. ...more

January 23, 2008

WAUCHULA — Vandals spray painted the outside of the Hardee Junior High School and broke in through windows and doors to spray paint and create a mess inside the school, Superintendent Dennis Jones told News Channel 8. ...more

January 23, 2008

Tampa Fire Rescue officials will no longer accept free tickets to Tampa Bay Lightning games, fire officials said Friday. ...more

December 21, 2007

Two fire inspectors accused of taking gifts from a company whose work they monitor and falsifying time cards resigned Monday, a move that could help them keep their city pensions. ...more

December 18, 2007

TAMPA - Two veteran fire inspectors are accused of accepting hockey tickets, golf tournament entry fees and the use of a boat from a company whose work is inspected by the fire marshal's office, an apparent violation of city ethics policy and state law. ...more

December 15, 2007

Two veteran fire inspectors are accused of accepting hockey tickets, golf tournament entry fees and the use of a boat from a company whose work is inspected by the fire marshal's office, an apparent violation of city ethics policy and state law. ...more

December 15, 2007

TAMPA The city will hold disciplinary hearings Monday on two fire inspectors who are accused of accepting hockey tickets, golf entry fees and the use of a boat from a sprinkler company whose work is inspected by the fire department. ...more

December 14, 2007

Joe Daniels' voice still catches when he recalls watching people jump from the World Trade Center's north tower on Sept. 11, 2001. After another plane hit the second tower, he ran frantically with others to get out of the area. ...more

December 10, 2007