Federal officials are pursuing a 21st century marine transportation system, including "maritime highway" projects intended to lessen truck traffic with the use of more water cargo routes, participants said today at the 11th annual Harbor Safety Committee Conference. ...more

May 27, 2009

Peru called out riot police to control hundreds of young girls swarming the hotel where the Jonas Brothers were staying. Thousands of other fans lined up for the group's world tour premiere. ...more

May 18, 2009

How to eat sushi without destroying our oceans or the fish supply. ...more

May 12, 2009

Federal stimulus money is coming to Tampa to help the city clean up illegal dump sites and other polluted properties in East Tampa, Drew Park, Tampa Heights and the Central Park area. ...more

May 12, 2009

The dozens of residents unhappy with last month's decision by planning and zoning commissioners to approve the expansion of a drug rehabilitation center in their neighborhood will once again get the chance to air their concerns. ...more

April 30, 2009

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has won Senate confirmation to serve as the nation's health and human services secretary. ...more

April 28, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio will mark Earth Day by unveiling a new recycling program today. Working with the Tampa Downtown Partnership, the city will place 20 receptacles for recycling plastic and aluminum throughout downtown and the Channel District. Dozens of green receptacles will be placed along well-traveled pedestrian corridors. ...more

April 22, 2009

Marion County students will be required to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, a decision announced after district officials decided against altering guidelines listed in the student code of conduct. ...more

April 14, 2009

The worst sound Eric Funkhouser said he has ever heard was a 10-second "voom" followed by what he later found out were his neighbor's screams. ...more

April 12, 2009

A man is recovering after surviving a small plane crash in Englewood that killed his travel companion. ...more

April 5, 2009