The board of the Hillsborough County teachers union has unanimously picked its new leader now that its long-serving executive director is retiring. Nicholas Whitman, who has led unions throughout the Midwest and Northeast, will take over the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association in August. ...more

June 22, 2009

A 77-year-old Avon Park man driving a Mercury Grand Marquis lost control of his vehicle Monday morning and took out two columns at the Highlands Independent Bank branch on Main Street in Avon Park. ...more

June 16, 2009

The Rebirth Academy charter school could lose its contract with the Hillsborough County school district if it doesn't improve its test scores, district officials say. ...more

May 27, 2009

There are lots of bridges to cross and roads to travel for lawmakers bent on ending the time-honored practice of funneling money to their home states: at least 6,800 of them. It's as if the outcry over pet projects in big spending bills - commonly known as "earmarks" - never occurred. ...more

May 21, 2009

The managers of 1980's pop sensation Roxette says the Swedish band will reunite for a small European tour starting in October. ...more

May 5, 2009

One of Gov. Charlie Crist's top priorities may be in trouble on the final day before lawmakers turn their focus on a budget agreement. ...more

May 1, 2009

A 26-year-old woman is OK after being charged by a 200-pound wild pig in her backyard this morning, according to St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue officials. ...more

April 20, 2009

The Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases are a danger to public health and welfare. It is the first step to regulating pollution linked to climate change. ...more

April 17, 2009

TAMPA – As the Bucs wrap up their first minicamp under new head coach Raheem Morris Thursday morning, Donald Penn's absence is conspicuous. ...more

April 1, 2009

William "Charles" Wilson had already dropped out of school and was an 18-year-old ironworker when he was drafted and sent to Vietnam in 1967. The Army made him a demolition expert and sent him out to blow up bridges and enemy tunnels, but he never got a high school diploma. ...more

March 25, 2009