Nearly four months after China's devastating earthquake, a government scientist acknowledged Thursday that a rush to build schools in recent years likely led to construction flaws that caused so many of them to collapse. ...more

September 5, 2008

I'm amazed to hear that the firing of the county employees was upheld. This is such nonsense. I just cannot understand the hypocritical part of others being excused, and some people taking the bullet. Is this the Good Ol' Boys network at work here? ...more

August 22, 2008

A woman died this afternoon after her car struck several objects near Belcher Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

August 10, 2008

For a handful of homeowners in Pasco and Hillsborough counties who dreamed of floating in their new pools by now, it's going to be a long, hot summer. ...more

July 23, 2008

A beat-the-deadline rush to file permits for apartment construction in New York City lifted housing starts to unexpectedly high levels in June, but it was no cause for rejoicing. Construction of single-family homes nationwide fell to the slowest pace in 17 years. ...more

July 18, 2008

The Tampa Bay Rays were right to recognize the time wasn't right to push ahead on their proposal to build a waterfront ballpark in St. Petersburg. ...more

June 27, 2008

I hear the Democrats (and some Republicans) saying that it's no use drilling for oil now, wherever possible, because it would take years to relieve us of our dependence on foreign oil! ...more

June 25, 2008

One hundred eighty-eight: That number is less than half of the number of "gifted" students we have in Hernando County. That is the number who signed up for the new gifted center at Explorer K-8. The first question that comes to mind is: What happens to the rest of the gifted students? Are they now left without the proper classes and education that is geared for them? ...more

June 6, 2008

TAMPA - Hunters have snapped up nearly all the available permits for this year's alligator hunting season, leaving only about 100 this morning of the roughly 4,800 permits that were to be issued. ...more

June 4, 2008

From the moment B.J. Askew arrived in Tampa last year, Bucs coach Jon Gruden never turned down an opportunity to extol him. ...more

June 3, 2008