Some University of South Florida students want to get a hands-on chance to bring humanitarian aid to a developing country. ...more

February 11, 2009

Cleanup of a 2005 diesel spill entered a new phase recently in a neighborhood at Wilkinson Drive and State Road 574. ...more

October 8, 2008

Colonial Manor Utilities Inc. wants to increase rates for more than 1,800 drinking water customers in west Pasco County, saying the added revenue is needed to cover the cost of installing a new filtration system on its nitrate-contaminated wells. ...more

August 30, 2008

The sounds of children splashing in the fountain at Kate Jackson Community Center will be silenced as the city performs maintenance on the lion-ensconced play area. ...more

May 10, 2008

HYDE PARK - The sounds of children splashing in the fountain at Kate Jackson Community Center will be silenced as the city performs maintenance on the lion-ensconced play area. The closure began Monday and is expected to continue through June 15. ...more

May 6, 2008

Roadblocks, heavy equipment and long ditches where streets ought to be have been part of the downtown landscape far longer than anyone anticipated when the Missouri Avenue drainage project began. ...more

February 13, 2008

Tampa is spending $350,000 to fix a nagging flooding problem on Riverhills Drive at 46th Street. ...more

February 2, 2008

SEBRING — Ashley Weldy is excited this year that she will be able to train for the Heartland Triathlon without swimming with alligators in Lake Jackson. "I can't wait for the pool to open," Weldy said as she worked out Thursday at the Highlands County Family YMCA. "It will be so convenient to have a pool right here." Construction is on target for the Capt. Justin K. Ward Aquatic Center to open by the end of January. The $1.2 million center, largely funded by a donation from Sebring native Jennifer Boardman, formerly Leidel, will feature a 10-lane lap pool, a warm-water exercise pool and a splash pad area for kids to play in water features. Most of the pool construction is complete, and the filtration system and pipes have been installed. Greg Smith, physical director of the YMCA, said the next step, pouring the pool deck will likely happen in the next two weeks. ...more

December 28, 2007

About 10 months behind schedule, an Aloha Utilities treatment project looks to be back on track now that a consultant has started sending information on resolving longstanding water quality problems. ...more

October 17, 2007

Deep inside Sunray Elementary in Holiday, behind a door few people open, cutting-edge technology is cooling the air that circulates through the school. ...more

September 16, 2007