Electric streetcar supporters are accusing the county's bus agency of hijacking nearly $1 million in federal money previously set aside to extend the streetcar line into downtown. ...more

February 21, 2008

They call it an invisible wound, and it's quickly becoming known as the signature injury of troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...more

February 11, 2008

One brick will read "DACCO saved my life." Another will have "Peace to All Who Enter Here." And one will celebrate a 50th wedding anniversary. ...more

February 2, 2008

Dozens of residents talk about life in Tampa before and during the civil rights era in fragile recordings to be released online. ...more

January 28, 2008

For the past 16 months, the Family Justice Center has provided one-stop services for the victims of domestic violence, helping them find the support and direction needed to start their lives anew. ...more

January 25, 2008

TAMPA - A Tampa center that makes it easier for domestic violence victims to break from abusive relationships is set to close next month after a yearlong struggle for financial support. ...more

January 23, 2008

SEBRING — About 400 middle and high school students met regularly to plan activities on spreading the word about the dangers of tobacco and smoking. That was five years ago before a funding cut in 2003 severely curtailed, or at some schools ended the Students Working Against Tobacco (S.W.A.T.) program. With a federal grant to fund it, the Highlands County Health Department proposes to reinstitute the program in the county's high schools. Active S.W.A.T. membership in the county has dropped 70.8 percent since the year 2000, according Donna Noel Stayton, Health Department tobacco prevention specialist. About 28.1 percent of the high school students in Highlands County reported using tobacco within the last 30 days of taking the 2006 Florida Youth Tobacco Survey . ...more

January 22, 2008

The sight of scaffolding and guys in hard hats may give shoppers the impression that downtown's Fifth Avenue has been turned into a construction zone. ...more

January 11, 2008

The Shady Oaks Mobile Home Park has survived many a hurricane, but the residents aren't taking any chances. ...more

December 28, 2007

The mud is likely to fly when Tampa City Council holds a public hearing Tuesday on a plan to clean clogged canals in South Tampa neighborhoods. ...more

December 17, 2007