The federal government released $72 million in stimulus money for local schools today, but officials still aren't sure whether Florida will qualify for all the money it could receive under the Recovery Act. ...more

April 1, 2009

If something we read recently is correct, then the old saw about the Chinese ideogram for the word crisis being made up of one element denoting danger and the other opportunity is wrong. Regardless, Pasco County is facing a bit of a budget crisis because of falling revenue. So while the county's taxing and spending status quo appears in danger, Pasco officials are taking the opportunity to take a look at how Pasco will change over the next few years and how county government will fit into that change. ...more

April 1, 2009

Fire investigators in Pinellas County are trying to determine what sparked an early morning blaze at a vacant house in Clearwater. ...more

March 30, 2009

Rain from an approaching front today dampened wildfires that raged in Saturday's dry, windy conditions and allowed firefighters to contain most of them. ...more

March 29, 2009

One home was destroyed and three others damaged in a large brush fire north of Lake Wales, where 200 homes have been evacuated. ...more

March 29, 2009

A Pinellas County man has been sentenced to life in federal prison on charges relating to distribution and possession of marijuana and cocaine, according to a U.S. Attorney's Office news release today. ...more

March 27, 2009

The number of jobless residents in the Tampa Bay area has topped 10 percent while the state unemployment rate hit 9.4 percent, according figures released today. ...more

March 27, 2009

Drivers are urged to avoid the intersection of 46th Avenue and 28th Street in Lealman as firefighters battle a blaze at a commercial building. ...more

March 27, 2009

The state of Florida wants to know why Pinellas County failed to alert state engineers about a construction mishap involving a bridge under construction. ...more

March 27, 2009

Cities and counties across Florida increasingly are using taxpayer dollars in election campaigns when local politicians think an important issue is at stake. ...more

March 26, 2009