Early voting has once again proven popular in the Tampa Bay area. From Hillsborough to Pasco to Pinellas, voters are taking advantage of the opportunity to cast ballots before primary day, Jan. 29. ...more

January 23, 2008

Israel's government on Monday endorsed the ambitious plan of a private entrepreneur to install the world's first electric car network here by 2011, with half a million recharging stations to crisscross the tiny nation. ...more

January 22, 2008

Nine haulers may find themselves competing to keep doing business in Pasco County as commissioners consider converting to a franchise system for trash and recycling collections. ...more

January 17, 2008

The federal government took half a million requests for coupons to buy analog-to-digital converter boxes for televisions Wednesday, one day after they became available, said Bart Forbes, a spokesman for the Commerce Department. ...more

January 3, 2008

UnitedHealth Group executives acknowledge that missteps have frustrated patients and doctors and cost it customers, although it predicts a turnaround next year as it strives to improve customer service and roll out new types of health plans. ...more

December 7, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - A lawyer was arrested today on charges he stole roughly half a million dollars he was supposed to distribute to the heirs of two estates, police said. ...more

December 5, 2007

Reversing a decision that some found bureaucratically absurd, the Federal Emergency Management Agency granted $99,766 Wednesday to an aquarium that saved taxpayers a bundle by catching replacements for the fish it lost to Hurricane Katrina. ...more

November 22, 2007

Authorities said floods in southern Mexico have destroyed or damaged the homes of as many as half a million people, as rescue workers focused Sunday on reaching isolated communities surrounded by water for almost a week. ...more

November 5, 2007

Two more fires in San Diego County were declared 100 percent contained Sunday, the latest good news for Southern California as it enters its second week dealing with an outbreak of wildfires that has destroyed more than half a million acres across seven counties. ...more

October 29, 2007

Never before has a hole in the ground been so widely anticipated, and no one gets more credit for that happening than a young lady whose donation perhaps makes it possible. When the Highlands County Family YMCA pool gets build, it will be called the Capt. Justin K. Ward Aquatic Center. Many will not know that Justin K. Ward was an Army captain killed in a car accident but his memory will live each time someone takes a dip in the pool or learns how to swim. ...more

October 2, 2007