A popular waterfront attraction, the county's Fred Howard Park Beach, will be off-limits to visitors for slightly more than a year, starting after Labor Day. ...more

July 19, 2008

A wildfire threatening thousands of homes in Southern California spread slowly through scenic canyonlands Saturday, straining resources as crews struggled to contain hundreds of other blazes around the state. ...more

July 6, 2008

The end is getting close for Florida State coach Bobby Bowden. That we know. What we don't know is whether Bowden has enough time left on the sideline to return the Seminoles to the top of the polls, a place they once called home. After back-to-back 7-6 seasons, FSU has a long way to go to rejoin college football's elite. Here's a closer look at FSU entering the 2008 season: ...more

July 1, 2008

Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama on Saturday vied for the support of Hispanics, beginning a four-month courtship of a pivotal voting constituency by vowing to revamp immigration policy. ...more

June 29, 2008

Residents drafting a master growth plan for Brandon are stymied over what to do about roads and the environment. ...more

June 28, 2008

Tampa officially submitted its bid Wednesday to host another Women's Final Four basketball tournament, and local organizers are optimistic the event will return. ...more

June 5, 2008

The new Memorial Drive school is nearing completion and will open in August. A traffic light will be installed at Memorial Drive and Valerie Boulevard, but I have not heard of any plans to install sidewalks in the vicinity of the new school. Sidewalks for the children who walk to the new school should be a top priority. The very minimum requirements should be sidewalks on Manatee Drive from Valerie Boulevard to Memorial, and on Memorial Drive from Valerie Boulevard to the new school. The safety of the children should have top priority. ...more

June 2, 2008

Residents of northeast Pasco County for years have been waiting for regulations to maintain the region's rural character. ...more

May 28, 2008

Sen. John McCain on Thursday rejected the endorsement of the Rev. John Hagee, a televangelist, after a watchdog group released a recording of a sermon in which Hagee said Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust had been part of God's plan to chase the Jews from Europe and drive them to Palestine. ...more

May 23, 2008

TALLAHASSEE – Florida State receiver Preston Parker, the Seminoles' offensive MVP last season, will miss the first two games of next season and face additional penalties levied by the school's revamped athletic department. ...more

May 19, 2008