After the brutal attack and a dramatic rescue in a Hillsborough County jail last week, a lot of people are questioning the wisdom of putting a lone deputy in a jail pod with dozens of inmates. ...more

November 11, 2009

One day after saying he wouldn't travel in tight quarters because of the swine flu scare, Vice President Joe Biden rode a train Friday from Washington to Delaware. ...more

May 1, 2009

Wal Mart wants to build another store in Pasco County ...more

February 12, 2009

After years of lax growth controls, Pasco County officials charted a refreshing new course more than two years ago by approving a much-needed rewrite of the comprehensive land use plan, the road map for orderly development. ...more

December 3, 2008

Nebraska lawmakers got to work Friday in a rare special legislative session designed to repair a unique "safe haven" law that has unintentionally allowed parents to abandon nearly three dozen children as old as 17. ...more

November 15, 2008

Committee recommends denial; cites funding and enrollment concerns. ...more

October 21, 2008

The idea to create a charter school designed for dropouts is a noble one, school officials have agreed. ...more

October 21, 2008

City commissioners found themselves between a rock and a hard place Tuesday night when considering revisions to the impact fees builders pay on new construction. ...more

October 11, 2008

Some Temple Terrace residents and neighbors of the Ford Amphitheatre are worried that proposed changes to the county's noise ordinance will mean the return of the excessively loud concerts that once disrupted their neighborhoods. ...more

September 18, 2008

Tarpon Springs city commissioners want to control where chain-store businesses and restaurants can locate within the city. ...more

September 6, 2008