If there were armed guards aboard the Maersk Alabama on April 8, Mike Perry, a chief engineer for the ship who lives in Riverview, says pirates would never have boarded and his captain would never have been taken hostage. ...more

November 19, 2009

A bill proposed by Sen. Ronda Storms of Valrico to abandon the longstanding requirement that legal ads and notices be published in a local newspaper would make it harder for citizens to know what their governments are doing. ...more

March 30, 2009

Although Dr. L.D. Ian Roe left Sebring about 20 years ago, he still had a vested interest in the community. He owned a house here and had thoughts of returning some day. ...more

March 22, 2009

More than half a dozen Pasco sheriff's deputies converged at Shady Hills Elementary School on a recent Wednesday morning. They were there to read anyone their rights - just to read. ...more

March 15, 2009

More than half a dozen Pasco sheriff's deputies converged at Shady Hills Elementary School Wednesday morning. They were there to read anyone their rights - just to read. The deputies were there to take part in a program called Books and Badges. Using books selected by school staff, the officers led story time sessions for pre-kindergarten through second-grade classes. ...more

February 28, 2009

Three men accused of bilking their senior customers for unnecessary air conditioning repairs were diverted into a supervised release program on Thursday. ...more

January 30, 2009

Streetcars Outdated Tampa's streetcar to nowhere is losing money and will need public financing to survive. ...more

January 18, 2009

Residents working on a community plan for Brandon say a proposal to build an emergency helistop for a medical eye-care center near Brandon Regional Hospital would be disruptive to the community. ...more

December 24, 2008

Michelle Cuencas takes a vested interest in what her kids do, all 125 of them. ...more

December 15, 2008

Gulf Coast communities are handing out more and more tags that residents can hang from their rearview mirrors as identification to re-enter towns and cities after mandatory evacuations. ...more

August 20, 2008