The interesting thing about this week's U.S. Open is nobody has a clue. It didn't start out that way. When the 2008 season began, pretty much everybody figured to be an expert on the U.S. Golf Association's national championship that begins Thursday at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. One word said everything you needed to know: Tiger. ...more

June 8, 2008

These are painful times for local governments. State-mandated spending restrictions and a voter-approved amendment limiting property taxes are forcing budget cuts and a reordering of priorities. ...more

June 1, 2008

WEEKI WACHEE - Perched on the edge of a turquoise throne, above sea level, the beautiful mermaid swishes her tail as she waits for the camera's flash. ...more

May 11, 2008

Perched on the edge of a turquoise throne, above sea level, the beautiful mermaid swishes her tail as she waits for the camera's flash. ...more

May 11, 2008

The Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission has come up with a simple move that could cut taxes, control growth, sustain agriculture and protect open lands all at once. ...more

February 11, 2008

Officer Kevin Krupa stops at a Sulphur Springs house to talk to a teen in the driveway. ...more

February 9, 2008

The Tampa Police Department is working on its 2007 annual crime report, expected to be released this month. Detailed statistics are not available yet, but supervisors say a preliminary look shows the city's crime rate has dropped about 10 percent. ...more

February 5, 2008

A rogue trader who cost France's Societe Generale bank more than $7 billion by making bad stock market bets was taken into custody Saturday for questioning, judicial officials said. ...more

January 27, 2008

Bucs receiver Michael Clayton is finally getting his chance. One opportunity to show coaches, fans, supporters, skeptics - and even himself - that he can catch lightning in a bottle. One shot to relive the glorious 2004 season when Clayton was regarded as a premier NFL receiver. One game to erase 39 others of him as a role player the past three years. ...more

December 29, 2007

and are thus out of the cartel's control. ...more

December 17, 2007