Jennifer Johnson had about a minute to talk before her cell phone lost its connection with a 911 operator in Plant City. ...more

April 2, 2009

Jennifer Johnson had about a minute to talk before a 911 operator in Plant City lost a connection with her. "Ma'am, I'm in a trunk right now," the 31-year-old Tampa mother yelled on a copy of the call released today. "They got me in the trunk. … I don't know where I'm at." No officers were dispatched to find her, according to a report contained in the 700 pages of discovery material released with the call today. ...more

April 1, 2009

Four years after a girl, then 5, was handcuffed at a Pinellas County elementary school, her mother has filed a lawsuit against the Pinellas County School Board. ...more

April 1, 2009

As the result of dwindling advertising revenues, WFLA, Channel 8, plans to discontinue its 11 a.m. newscast at the end of May. The announcement to end "News Channel 8 Midday" and other changes involving WFLA and The Tampa Tribune were made to the newsroom staff this morning by WFLA News Director Don North and Managing Editor for Online Loren Omoto. ...more

March 31, 2009

The Florida Communications Group on Monday laid off 53 employees and eliminated 12 open positions because of continuing declines in the local advertising market, executives said. ...more

March 31, 2009

The Florida Communications Group Monday laid off 53 employees and eliminated 12 open positions due to continuing declines in the local advertising market, executives said. ...more

March 30, 2009

The state of Florida wants to know why Pinellas County failed to alert state engineers about a construction mishap involving a bridge under construction. ...more

March 27, 2009

News Channel 8's Dave Reynolds will sit down with Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive standout Jermaine Phillips on Thursday afternoon. And you can be a part of that interview. ...more

March 24, 2009

Media General Inc., the parent company of the Tampa Tribune, TBO.com, News Channel 8 and Centro, is shifting its organizational structure away from the traditional divisions of broadcasting, print and interactive media. ...more

March 24, 2009

Official contest rules for the Lee Ann Womack "Call Me Crazy" CD Sweepstakes. ...more

March 23, 2009