The Senate on Friday turned back a Republican effort to eliminate a long-term care insurance program to help seniors and the disabled, saving the plan, once championed by the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, in its health overhaul bill. ...more

December 5, 2009

ADULT COED KICKBALL: Registration, which will end Dec. 15, is under way for the Kickball Society's adult co-ed winter league, which plays in Tampa from the second week in January through March 7. For information, call (813) 454-1178 or visit www .kickballsociety.com. ...more

November 21, 2009

Praising and prodding Congress, President Barack Obama on Wednesday said a vast reform of the nation's health insurance system is required to head off instability to families, industry and the government itself. ...more

July 15, 2009

Marcelino "Bubba" Huerta III, a prominent defense lawyer in Tampa whom colleagues called a consummate professional, died Thursday. He was 56. ...more

March 22, 2009

Marcelino "Bubba" Huerta III, a prominent defense attorney in Tampa whom colleagues called a consummate professional, died Thursday. He was 56. ...more

March 21, 2009

Marcelino "Bubba" Huerta III, a prominent defense attorney in Tampa whom colleagues called a consummate professional, died Thursday. He was 56. ...more

March 21, 2009

Brain cancer isn't the only thing Bob Gibbs and his family want to defeat. ...more

March 18, 2009

President Barack Obama said the consensus from the White House health care summit is that there is an immediate need for health care reform, and signaled that he's open to compromise on Thursday. ...more

March 5, 2009

To a nation reeling from recession and facing long-festering problems, President Barack Obama has a simple reminder: "We are not quitters." ...more

February 25, 2009

With job losses soaring nationwide, Senate Democrats reached agreement with a small group of Republicans Friday night on an economic stimulus measure at the heart of President Barack Obama's plan for combating the worst recession in decades. ...more

February 7, 2009