Looking to turn around recent misfortunes and wake up a slumping team, Lightning coach Rick Tocchet benched two of Tampa Bay's top players Tuesday against the Predators. ...more

December 16, 2009

The Miami Herald is asking readers of its Web site to voluntarily pay for the privilege, a new wrinkle in newspapers' ongoing battle to increase revenue from their online operations. ...more

December 15, 2009

Whatever plans the Rays might have had for Gregg Zaun this season were dashed Friday when the catcher agreed to a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers. ...more

December 5, 2009

Less than 24 hours after he made national news by saying he had some "soul searching" to do following his team's 37-10 loss to No. 1 Florida, Florida State coach Bobby Bowden had apparently found the answer. ...more

November 30, 2009

Peter Buczynsky kicked off Micron Pharma Works four years ago with two dozen employees and big plans. ...more

November 21, 2009

RUSKIN -- A Ruskin woman sued her ex-boyfriend claiming he didn't tell her that he had genital herpes. Kathy Croman, 57, filed the civil lawsuit on Nov. 2 in Hillsborough County Circuit Court against her ex-boyfriend Richard Tinker, who won $5 million in the Florida Lottery in 1994. ...more

November 20, 2009

The New Port Richey jail is no more. The cells were opened for the last time Saturday and more than 200 inmates were transferred to the Land O' Lakes Jail without any problems, said sheriff's office spokesman Kevin Doll. ...more

November 16, 2009

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MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE ...more

November 13, 2009

Hillsborough County commissioners agreed Nov. 4 to award the first phase of the Bruce B. Downs Boulevard widening project to a company that submitted a bid $31 million less than the county's estimated cost. ...more

November 9, 2009

Gulfstream International Airlines will increase nonstop weekday daily flights between Tampa International Airport and Tallahassee from four to six effective Monday, one more flight than Continental Airlines Connection carrier previously announced. ...more

November 6, 2009