First it was high credit card fees. Then came higher gas prices. Now, hundreds of gas stations around the state are shutting down because their insurance companies will not renew policies unless stations install new double-walled underground gas tanks, which can cost $400,000. ...more

January 24, 2009

As a teenager, this man once spent his nights prowling the swamps of Florida in search of snakes and raccoons. ...more

December 31, 2008

As a teenager, this man once spent his nights prowling the swamps of Florida in search of snakes and raccoons. ...more

December 31, 2008

In the early 1950s, no one could have pegged Wayne Cobb for someone who would eventually hold a Pasco Circuit Court judgeship for more than three decades. In a few days, however, the 72-year-old will retire from that very position, ending his run as the county's longest serving jurist at nearly 32 years. ...more

December 30, 2008

An energy center, featuring a wood-burning power plant and other working exhibits, is planned for Tampa's Museum of Science & Industry. ...more

December 2, 2008

An energy center, featuring a wood-burning power plant and other working exhibits, is planned for Tampa's Museum of Science & Industry. ...more

December 1, 2008

The scenario goes something like this: Under the cover of darkness, a terrorist slips into Tampa's Howard F. Curren Wastewater Treatment Plant undetected. ...more

November 25, 2008

The scenario goes something like this: Under the cover of darkness, a terrorist slips into Tampa's Howard F. Curren Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant undetected. ...more

November 21, 2008

A Sebring man was free Monday on $30,000 bail after he was arrested and accused of writing checks for more than $15,000 from his 94-year-old grandmother's checking account. ...more

October 21, 2008

Charles Moriarty's pickup hasn't seen a full tank of gas since he bought it in March. ...more

October 14, 2008