Citizens working to devise a plan for their community say they want assurances that the rural character of the area won't be destroyed by the county's plans for a high-tech corridor along Interstate 4. ...more

November 11, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Dick Cheney told the FBI that he had no idea who leaked the CIA identity of Valerie Plame to the news media. ...more

October 30, 2009

Tampa's firefighters will receive a 2.5 percent cost-of-living raise this year as well as an additional 3.5 percent step plan increase for those who qualify. ...more

March 6, 2009

Type "aspartame" or "sucralose" into a search engine and you're bound to hit links tying the artificial sweeteners to some malady. Never mind that the Food and Drug Administration says they are safe. ...more

February 7, 2009

Bad news keeps coming to Without Walls International Church. A ministry watchdog group added the Tampa megachurch to a list of ministries that don't meet its standards for donations, the cash-strapped ministry sold its private jet and fire inspectors found the church has not resolved about 20 fire code violations. ...more

December 17, 2008

After the high-profile recalls of millions of lead-contaminated toys last year, a watchdog group said Wednesday that its tests found fewer toys with high levels of chemicals in them this year. But about a third of the toys tested still contained a worrisome level of chemicals. ...more

December 4, 2008

Aloha Utilities customers expect to pay more if the company is bought out and merged into the county utility operation. ...more

November 19, 2008

Presidential candidate John McCain isn't happy about having to explain why the Republican Party has had to buy running mate Sarah Palin $150,000 in clothes, hair styling and accessories. ...more

October 24, 2008

The number of serious drug reactions and deaths reported to the government shot up in the first three months of this year to set a new record, a health industry watchdog group said Wednesday. ...more

October 23, 2008

One beauty of the Internet is that you can research topics of interest. So, when Phoenix Sheriff Joe Arpaio was mentioned as a good role model for our sheriff position by Sheriff Benton's challenger and his supporters, I looked him up on the net. ...more

September 14, 2008