Standing near the edge of the Hillsborough River at Rotary Riverfront Park on Thursday morning, City Councilman Frank Chillura turned to a group of about two dozen river supporters. ...more

July 2, 2008

Prospects suddenly look much brighter for a previously stalled plan to prevent the dumping millions of gallons of wastewater into Tampa Bay by pumping it to a TECO power plant. ...more

June 21, 2008

After almost two years of construction, the city's $54 million wastewater treatment facility is online and doing what it was designed to do, city officials say. ...more

June 7, 2008

Mosaic Fertilizer has withdrawn from a nonprofit company that wants to pipe millions of gallons of wastewater daily from Tampa and Hillsborough County to customers in eastern Hillsborough and Polk County. ...more

June 7, 2008

County commissioners on Tuesday voted 5-0 to approve a $2 million budget amendment to hire a consulting engineer and begin expansion of the Ridge Manor Wastewater Treatment Plant. ...more

June 5, 2008

County commissioners today will be asked to approve a budget amendment totaling $2 million for design costs associated with the Ridge Manor Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion program. ...more

June 3, 2008

County commissioners Tuesday will be asked to approve a budget amendment totaling $2 million for design costs associated with the Ridge Manor Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion program. ...more

June 1, 2008

TAMPA – Investigators say the quick actions of two city workers saved a motel from possibly burning to the ground today. The fire broke out at the Alamo Motel, 6110 N. Nebraska Ave., just before 10 a.m., Tampa Fire Rescue Capt. Bill Wade said. The single-story motel is across the street from Tampa Fire Rescue Station No. 7, but it took firefighters eight minutes to respond because personnel were at a supply center in East Tampa, Wade said. ...more

May 27, 2008

CLEARWATER - Clearwater residents could someday be drinking treated sewage. City officials are looking to meet the ever-increasing demand for drinking water with purified wastewater. They say recycling wastewater would take pressure off the aquifer, cut the amount of sewage running into local waters and eventually trim water bills. ...more

May 25, 2008

State Rep. Rich Glorioso gives the House of Representatives good marks for its efforts during the 2008 legislative session. ...more

May 24, 2008