A 21-year-old Asian male elephant is adapting today to a temporary home in Tennessee after federal authorities confiscated him over the weekend from a Balm-based circus. ...more

November 10, 2008

Hawaii County police and federal authorities say they will continue enforcing marijuana laws on the Big Island despite the passage of a ballot initiative making it the lowest priority for law enforcement. ...more

November 8, 2008

Pasco County and federal authorities might be in a tug of war over how best to spend nearly $20 million of federal aid in a foreclosure rescue plan. ...more

November 5, 2008

Two white supremacists allegedly plotted to go on a national killing spree, shooting and decapitating black people and ultimately targeting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, federal authorities said Monday. ...more

October 28, 2008

Two white supremacists allegedly plotted to go on a national killing spree, shooting and decapitating black people and ultimately targeting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, federal authorities said Monday. ...more

October 27, 2008

Gov. Jeb Bush sold his "Medicaid Reform" plan by convincing lawmakers the managed care program would make it easier for patients to receive care while allowing the state to better control Medicaid's budget. ...more

October 27, 2008

A former employee of H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute is suing the hospital under the state's whistleblower law, saying he was wrongly dismissed after reporting an incident with hazardous waste to federal authorities. ...more

October 23, 2008

A former employee of H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute is suing the hospital under the state's whistleblower law, saying he was wrongly dismissed after reporting an incident with hazardous waste to federal authorities. ...more

October 22, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG Think you just got a great deal on that nifty Tampa Bay Rays World Series shirt you bought on the street corner? ...more

October 21, 2008

A day after media reports surfaced that Democratic Congressman Tim Mahoney had carried on an affair with a former aide and paid to keep her quiet, he issued a press release Tuesday saying he takes "full responsibility for my actions and the pain I have caused my wife Terry and my daughter Bailey," but denied misusing campaign funds or paying her any money. ...more

October 14, 2008