Homeowners who switched their clocks last weekend but neglected to switch their sprinkler timers are risking fines. ...more

November 7, 2008

TAMPA - Philip W. Coon sat down Wednesday in federal court, adjusted his tie, put on his glasses, took a hit of breath spray and was ready to begin serving time. ...more

November 6, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - In an effort to more swiftly conclude stalled contract negotiations, United School Employees of Pasco wants the school board to bring in a mediator. ...more

November 5, 2008

In an effort to more swiftly conclude stalled contract negotiations, United School Employees of Pasco wants the school board to consider bringing in a mediator. The union had already declared an impasse in the negotiations, setting in motion a process in which a special magistrate would hold a hearing. Lynne Webb, though, told the school board Tuesday that mediation might be a better route to go because it would be less costly than the impasse process and the differences between the school district and the union could be concluded more quickly. ...more

November 4, 2008

President Bush's nominees to be the next U.S. attorney for Florida's Middle District and to fill a U.S. district judgeship for the area won approval Thursday from the Senate Judiciary Committee. ...more

September 26, 2008

I feel compelled to write this letter in the hope that others who are getting the same treatment will stand up and say "enough!" What I am referring to is my TRIM notice from our esteemed property appraiser, Alvin Mazourek, who always seems to use technical excuses and "selective" use of sales to inflate our property values. ...more

August 28, 2008

The choice before the Tampa City Council today is simple: Appease a politically powerful union by awarding it an exorbitant pay package or safeguard limited tax dollars. ...more

August 22, 2008

Not every city controversy makes its way to YouTube. This one did, though: Should firefighters get the pay raise they say they deserve, or should Mayor Pam Iorio prevail in her attempt to try to hold down personnel costs? ...more

August 21, 2008

TAMPA - Not every city controversy makes its way to YouTube. ...more

August 20, 2008

The cats of New Zealand will just have to be judged by someone else. A federal judge denied Wednesday a bid by a defendant charged in an $83 million mortgage loan scheme to leave the United States to judge a cat show. ...more

August 14, 2008