A seven-day, countywide burn ban was implemented Tuesday by the Highlands County commissioners. ...more

March 18, 2009

The majority of the Tampa Bay area plows through boxes and boxes of tissues to battle the effects of that great green powder we call pollen. It's time vent your frustrations in the best way possible: haiku. Use the comments area bellow to come up with the funniest, most clever or most poetic haiku of the day. ...more

March 11, 2009

Let's call it fishing in a huge, expensive and slightly flawed barrel. Wholesale utility Tampa Bay Water has paid a contractor $88,000 to relocate fish from its C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir to ponds in the area. ...more

March 7, 2009

New Public Works Director Rob Miller wants to take the first step toward automated trash pickup by retrofitting a new $170,000 front-load trash truck before it is delivered to the city. ...more

March 7, 2009

Miramar's Ronnie Holassie braved strong winds and, late in the race, rain, to capture his second Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Marathon on Sunday in Tampa. ...more

March 1, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - One driver died and another was seriously hurt Monday afternoon when their vehicles collided on the Suncoast Parkway in Pasco County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

February 4, 2009

One driver died and another was seriously hurt Monday afternoon after their vehicles collided on the Suncoast Parkway in Pasco County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

February 2, 2009

Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Antonio Bryant defeated New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck in the 15th annual Madden Bowl video game championship, 28-7, on Thursday night at the Honey Spot in Ybor City. ...more

January 29, 2009

After a start to Sunday that may feel more familiar to fans from Pittsburgh than those from Phoenix, folks attending the Super Bowl will find the kind of weather the NFL likes to see for its showcase game. The National Weather Service says on Sunday it should be 60 degrees in Tampa with some clouds and a light breeze at 6 p.m., but no rain. ...more

January 28, 2009

Wednesday's Wharton Invitational Tournament semifinal match between Durant and East Bay was, in a word, sloppy. Both in play and conditions as both teams struggled to string together passes on a waterlogged and mushy field. ...more

January 8, 2009