The Raytheon Corp. has begun an interim cleanup of groundwater pollution under its now-closed defense plant at 1500 72nd Ave. N. in St. Petersburg. ...more

November 18, 2008

The mother was running out of more than patience when she abandoned her 18-year-old daughter at a hospital over the weekend under Nebraska's safe-haven law. ...more

November 14, 2008

Nearly two dozen drivers wrecked their cars on the eastern half of Prospect Road last year, compelling state highway officials to improve the narrow country road in rural northeast Pasco County. ...more

November 14, 2008

LINCOLN, Neb. - The mother was running out of more than patience when she abandoned her 18-year-old daughter at a hospital over the weekend under Nebraska's safe-haven law. She was also running out of time: She knew that state lawmakers would soon meet in a special session to amend the ill-fated law so that it applies to newborns only. ...more

November 13, 2008

After spending $4,000 to advertise a job opening, the region's transportation authority decided to pull the plug on the hiring after applicants and authority members expressed confusion about what the job involves. ...more

November 8, 2008

No elections official wants to re-live the post-election tsunami of 2000 that drowned Florida in a tidal wave of recount challenges and hanging chad. But - with John McCain and Barack Obama possibly heading for a photo finish in Florida, recounts could decide this year's presidential race. ...more

October 25, 2008

Michelle Latimore fervently hopes Democrat Barack Obama is elected president, but she won't be voting for him. ...more

October 24, 2008

It will a few more months before the dispute over the controversial plan to dump material dredged from the Hernando Beach channel onto a parcel on Eagle Nest Drive gets a hearing. ...more

October 11, 2008

Bay area elections supervisors are laying plans to deal with what they fear could be hundreds of people who have problems voting Nov. 4 because of the state's "No Match, No Vote" law. ...more

October 10, 2008

As the economy has weakened and citizens have become weary of increased taxes, more pressure is being put on state governments to find "painless" alternatives to fund education, which accounts for the largest category of state expenditures. ...more

October 4, 2008