7:28 a.m.The lines at the polls seem to be moving quickly. At Precinct 251 on Carter Road in South Lakeland, where we've been all morning, the line is just barely out the door. Just a short time ago there were dozens of people lined around the building. Elections officials say they expected the early morning rush since the opening of the polls is traditionally a very busy time. Wait times at this point appear to be less than 15 minutes. ...more

November 4, 2008

I am one angry American and hope that this latest scandal with Acorn will prompt other people to be angry also. Forget the ties to Obama, it's too late on this election and if you study the start up and the accountability of this left-leaning organization, you will find that the ties and the lies are incredible. ...more

October 25, 2008

A. Brian Albritton is officially the new U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida. ...more

October 15, 2008

The next U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida says he hopes to be sworn in this week. A. Brian Albritton said he is packing up his law office at Holland and Knight, where he has worked 18 years, and waiting for President Bush to sign his commission. The U.S. Senate approved his nomination on Oct. 2. ...more

October 13, 2008

A Pasco County sheriff's deputy who served as a school resource officer was fired late Wednesday, accused of making an inappropriate comment to a 13-year-old girl. ...more

October 10, 2008

This thing about every day we get another day older is getting to be a bit bothersome. Aches and weaknesses in our bodies are really a nuisance especially when we try to do what we used to do 20-30 years ago so easily. ...more

October 2, 2008

A man who accused his neighbor of causing a woman's arrest wound up begging the same neighbor not to have him arrested for burglary, police said. The odd chain of events began about 9:43 p.m. Wednesday in an apartment building at 7211 N. 10th St., where Tampa police said Narada Randall confronted neighbor Stanley Mullen about the arrest of Randall's girlfriend. ...more

October 2, 2008

The House today defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue package, ignoring urgent pleas from President Bush and bipartisan congressional leaders to quickly bail out the staggering financial industry. ...more

September 29, 2008

WASHINGTON - With extraordinary stakes on the line, President Bush has invited both presidential candidates and the leaders of the House and Senate to the White House on Thursday in hopes of securing a bill to rescue the economy. ...more

September 24, 2008

Pinellas Park detectives late today were investigating a possible murder-suicide at a vacant business where two people in a pickup appeared to have been shot. ...more

September 22, 2008