CLEARWATER - A Pinellas County Jail employee was accused today of using more than one doctor to obtain prescriptions for hydrocodone that she was not entitled to, detectives said. ...more

June 10, 2008

Tras casi 50 años de transformar piedras de canteras en paneles de paredes, la firma National Gypsum Co. cerrará su planta en el Puerto de Tampa la semana próxima, dejando a docenas de trabajadores desempleados y provocando reverberaciones económicas más allá de esa histórica comunidad cercana al mar. ...more

June 10, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- Barack Obama or John McCain? "El Que Vota Cuenta," a political club is telling Hispanics in West Pasco. The Spanish phrase means "The One That Votes Matters," roughly translated. The Spanish-speaking population here shares more values with conservative candidates, the founder and president of the Pasco chapter of Club Politico, Louie Rodriguez, believes. ...more

June 7, 2008

TAMPA -- A former administrator at the University of South Florida is suing the vice president of Student Affairs, alleging discrimination, court papers say. Francis James Dragna, who was second-in-command in Student Affairs until October, filed a complaint in Hillsborough County Circuit Court on Friday. He is seeking reinstatement, lost pay, lost benefits and compensatory damages, according to the complaint. ...more

May 23, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Despite his family's wishes, Pasco County jail officials have refused Bobby Lee Black III's request for transport to his grandmother's funeral in Kissimmee. ...more

May 3, 2008

DUNDEE - Investigators have identified the man killed by a Dundee police officer in the parking lot of a grocery store late Thursday night, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

April 11, 2008

Hillsborough County commissioners unanimously approved a contract today for new optical scan voting machines. ...more

February 20, 2008

SEBRING — Two new candidates were overwhelmingly chosen to serve as new supervisors on the five-member board at Sun' N Lake Improvement District of Sebring. ...more

February 20, 2008

SEBRING — Sun 'N Lake is having elections today until 7 p.m. for two seats on its five-member board of supervisors. Voters can cast their ballot at the Sun 'N Lake Community Center. ...more

February 19, 2008