Amtrak ridership continues to increase nationwide and on the Silver Star through Tampa as travelers seek alternatives to paying costly gasoline prices. ...more

November 22, 2008

TAMPA - A 29-year-old Tampa man was arrested Friday and charged with two counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor. ...more

January 26, 2008

A Polk County Jail inmate found dead in his cell this morning is thought to have committed suicide, said Donna Wood, a sheriff's spokeswoman. ...more

January 15, 2008

Almost done with the holiday shopping? There's still time to enter our holiday photo contest. The contest ends at midnight Dec. 31. ...more

December 19, 2007

Be the first family to start the New Year in Cinderella's Castle in Walt Disney. TBO.com is offering readers a chance to win a 4-day/3-night Walt Disney World getaway that includes a stay in the Cinderella Suite and Walt Disney World Resort. ...more

December 18, 2007

SEBRING — Going home for a turkey dinner will be a little easier for teachers and families with school children next year with the school calendar featuring the entire Thanksgiving week as a holiday. Deputy Superintendent Rodney Hollinger told the school board recently the district should consider taking the whole week off because many teachers already take the Monday and Tuesday off before Thanksgiving requiring a higher number of substitutes to be brought in. The School Board of Highlands County approved its 2008-09 student calendar Tuesday with no school for the fourth week of November. ...more

December 13, 2007

Dad may be long gone. Mom may be in jail. Their abused or neglected children, shuffled among foster homes or reunited with an errant parent for one more chance, need someone to speak for them. ...more

December 12, 2007

TAMPA - Raynell Franklin likes having a place where he can talk freely with friends who understand what he's going through. ...more

December 3, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - Teachers and other school employees in Pasco could be one step closer to long-awaited raises after the Pasco County School Board meets Monday evening. ...more

December 2, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - Teachers would receive pay raises averaging 4.05 percent under a tentative contract agreement reached between the Pasco County School District and the union representing school employees. ...more

November 21, 2007