Hillsborough County parks officials have asked county attorneys to file a lawsuit against a former sheriff's deputy who has lived rent-free in a Brandon park and has not moved out since he was fired last year. ...more

November 3, 2009

County Tax Collector Doug Belden shut down his office's online bill payment today after discovering some residents were being double-billed for their property tax payments. ...more

November 3, 2009

A Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy shot a man this evening after the man pointed a gun at him, sheriff's officials said. ...more

March 26, 2009

A standoff between an armed man and Lakeland police came to an end when three officers shot the man. ...more

February 26, 2009

The Walt Disney Co. has announced plans to combine back-office operations for Walt Disney World and Disneyland and eliminate an unknown number of jobs. ...more

February 18, 2009

A home invasion in Bradenton early this morning left three people shot, one fatally, police said. ...more

February 1, 2009

They were on their way to get money from an ATM when it happened. ...more

December 6, 2008

They were on their way to get money from an ATM machine when it happened. ...more

December 5, 2008

Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark credits the high number of early voters and absentee and mailed in ballots as the reason everything went smoothly with the election in Pinellas County. ...more

November 4, 2008

Rebels seized an east Congo army base and the headquarters of a refuge for some of the world's last mountain gorillas in heavy fighting Sunday that sent thousands fleeing, U.N. officials and rebels said. ...more

October 27, 2008