More than two years after he was arrested – and after two courts have since ruled in his favor – the federal government has dropped its legal pursuit of Youssef Megahed. ...more

November 5, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio said this afternoon she would endorse studying the viability of a meetings or conference center in Tampa's West Shore district, tying the proposal to the city's light rail plans. Iorio, the leading advocate for a regional light rail and enhanced bus transit network, also praised the Hillsborough County Commission's vote Wednesday to move toward putting a 1-cent sales tax increase for mass transit and road improvements on the ballot in November 2010. ...more

November 5, 2009

Hillsborough County commissioners took the first step Wednesday toward putting a 1-cent sales tax increase for mass transit and road improvements on the ballot in November 2010. ...more

November 5, 2009

Hillsborough County commissioners took the first step today toward putting a 1-cent sales tax increase for mass transit and road improvements on the ballot in November 2010. ...more

November 4, 2009

To Fire Chief Keith Chapman, their value was obvious. Having experienced first-hand the life-saving potential of ultrasound machines when he worked several years ago in Tampa General Hospital's emergency room, he dreamed of possessing similar transportable tools for the city's 45-member team of firefighter-paramedics. ...more

November 4, 2009

When Muriel and Harold Haviland decided to move to Florida 50 years ago from Long Island, New York, they were in search of a peaceful, safe place to raise a family. ...more

November 4, 2009

Joe Affronti, the mayor of Temple Terrace, has accepted an invitation from Councillor Pamela Holden-Brown, mayor of the Borough of Eastleigh, England, for a sister city exchange visit. ...more

November 4, 2009

A production that earned its playwright what many consider one of the world's largest student literary prizes is about to debut in Florida on stage at Tampa Bay Tech. ...more

November 4, 2009

From Thursday through Saturday this week there are opportunities to see great art in Tampa. Here they are, in approximate order of the times of their opening receptions: ...more

November 4, 2009

Josh Chapin knew the kid playing high school basketball for him was something special. ...more

November 4, 2009