Prescribed guidelines for awarding 1 percent merit pay increases to Hillsborough County executives were not followed when County Administrator Pat Bean gave the raise to herself in 2007. ...more

October 28, 2009

The investigation by the Highlands County Sheriff's Office into hidden cameras in offices of the Tenth Judicial Circuit Court here concludes that there was no wrongdoing on the part of court officials, said Detective Sgt. Darin Hood. ...more

February 18, 2009

A $165,151 debt to his former wife and four children has landed David William Earley in the Pasco County Jail, but it doesn't put him at the top of Florida's growing deadbeat parents list. ...more

January 21, 2009

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is investigating a closed construction and demolition (C&D) debris disposal pit on the Farm Road property of Charles Howerton, according to a DEP attorney's response to a public records request. ...more

January 15, 2009

An allegation of misconduct by a Highlands County commissioner is included in a lawsuit filed by Preston Colby this week charging that county officials did not fully comply with his public records requests. ...more

January 8, 2009

TAMPA - My Safe Florida Home, the state hurricane inspection program, isn't living up to its name. Homeowners are complaining about the performance of contractors hired to make safety improvements to their homes, as recommended by a free My Safe Florida Home inspection. ...more

May 17, 2008

Plans for a Tampa Bay Rays stadium on the downtown waterfront could score an economic home run, the team says, pumping $1 billion into the city's economy, creating 2,500 permanent jobs and attracting a million square feet of new retail, office and residential development, including 900 homes. ...more

November 17, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - Plans for a Tampa Bay Rays stadium on the downtown waterfront could score an economic home run, the team says, pumping $1 billion into the city's economy, creating 2,500 permanent jobs and attracting a million square feet of new retail, office and residential development, including 900 homes. ...more

November 16, 2007