Thanks to a winning grant proposal, Tampa will receive more than $1.6 million in federal stimulus money to begin the construction of Fire Station No. 22 on Cross Creek Boulevard this year. ...more

October 21, 2009

A new fire station won't hinder recreation at a popular park in rural Hillsborough, an official said. Some residents were alarmed when a surveyor's map appeared to show that the station would be located in the center of Bealsville Park, 5009 Nesmith Road. But county fire rescue Chief Kim Olsen said that's not the county's intentions. ...more

August 4, 2009

As Americans wonder just how horrible the economy will become, this tiny steel town offers a perverse message of hope: Things cannot possibly get any worse than they are here. ...more

February 1, 2009

City Council approved a first reading of an ordinance at its Oct. 7 meeting that would pave the way to the development of a 27.7-acre site into an upscale apartment complex. ...more

October 18, 2008

Pasco County now falls along the far eastern edge of the projected track of Tropical Storm Gustav within 3 to 5 days, local emergency officials said moments ago. The National Hurricane Center shifted the projected path of Gustav slightly east at its 2 p.m. update. ...more

August 27, 2008

A pair of tropical waves in the Atlantic Ocean have the potential to become tropical depressions over the next several days, the National Hurricane Center said. ...more

August 11, 2008

Tropical Storm Edouard spent this afternoon getting better organized but gained little strength through the day as tropical storm winds began brushing the Louisiana coast. ...more

August 4, 2008

State and local transportation officials got an earful from residents and business owners Tuesday at a meeting to help them sort through the maze of ongoing and future road projects in South Tampa. ...more

July 30, 2008

State and local transportation officials got an earful from residents and business owners at a meeting today to help them sort through the maze of ongoing and future road projects in South Tampa. ...more

July 29, 2008

More than 1,500 acres of citrus groves about seven miles south of town, off the south side of S.R. 70, could become a top quality, 311-home "equestrian community." ...more

July 24, 2008