A county report released Monday rebuts allegations planners misled the public about the South County Transportation Plan, particularly the inclusion of a bypass, but concedes officials should have been clearer in presentations to citizen groups. Now the groups who were arguing about being misled are saying the report isn't accurate. ...more

November 6, 2007

Cargill Inc. said it is recalling more than 1 million pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, the second time in less than a month that it voluntarily has recalled beef that may have been tainted. ...more

November 4, 2007

This week's Pinellas County football games ...more

October 25, 2007

Every morning, a hired car picks up Margie Conner at her north Lakeland home and drives her 20 or so miles to Bartow and the school district transportation center. A round trip can cost more than $50. ...more

October 25, 2007

Every morning, a hired car picks up Margie Conner at her north Lakeland home and drives her 20 or so miles to Bartow and the school district transportation center. A round trip can cost more than $50. Once there, the 58-year-old school bus driver reports to a guard shack, where she sits alone doing nothing for nearly six hours – at $11 an hour. Sometimes she reads a book. She gets two 15 minute breaks and uses the bathroom at the main office. At the end of the day, another hired car takes her home. All this is paid for by Polk County taxpayers, roughly $1,700 so far. ...more

October 24, 2007

'Save Darfur.' The message is everywhere: online, on television and in newspapers. ...more

October 17, 2007

'Save Darfur.' The message is everywhere: online, on television and in newspapers. ...more

October 17, 2007

Move over, peace and happiness. Computers are what Americans really want nowadays. ...more

October 16, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - The cheerleaders were chanting, their feet kicking high in the air. ...more

October 14, 2007

TAMPA - A Virginia-based hotel operator has agreed to purchase the Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk Hotel and invest $6 million, adding 4,500 square feet of meeting space and other upgrades. ...more

September 10, 2007