The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that Tampa-based Stinger Systems, which markets stun guns to law enforcement agencies, and its chief executive officer, Robert Gruder, misled investors about one of the company's products. ...more

January 30, 2008

A national children's alliance Thursday named Hillsborough County and Tampa as among the country's 100 Best Communities for Young People. ...more

January 24, 2008

The South Tampa Chamber of Commerce has moved into new offices at 3715 W. Horatio St. ...more

January 23, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist appointed Walter A. McNeil today to run the state's Department of Corrections. McNeil had been head of the Department of Juvenile Justice for the past year. ...more

January 15, 2008

The Southwest Florida Water Management District is asking residents who water their lawns to skip a week now that the temperatures have dropped a bit. ...more

December 29, 2007

When Florida State University officials first acknowledged in late September that the school was conducting an internal investigation into academic misconduct in an online course, FSU's initial report to the NCAA included only 23 student-athletes in nine sports. ...more

December 19, 2007

Two fire inspectors accused of taking gifts from a company whose work they monitor and falsifying time cards resigned Monday, a move that could help them keep their city pensions. ...more

December 18, 2007

TEMPLE TERRACE - A sewer main break on Harney Road may cause traffic backups today. ...more

December 14, 2007

After a three-hour, emotional hearing filled with apologies, tears and requests for mercy, a former Wharton High School teacher and basketball coach was sentenced to three years in prison followed by three years probation after pleading guilty to a sexual relationship with one of her students. ...more

December 6, 2007

The former treasurer of the Belleair Civic Association was arrested Tuesday, accused of stealing $6,800 from the association and more than $16,000 from the Wonders Foundation while she was on the charitable organization's board of directors, police said. ...more

November 28, 2007