The Pasco County School Board is putting the finishing touches on a manual that will set guidelines for implementing its school concurrency policy. The board will hold a public hearing at 9:30 a.m. today on the concurrency implementation procedures manual. ...more

October 20, 2009

The Bucs have cut kicker Matt Bryant after he missed the entire preseason with a hamstring strain. ...more

September 5, 2009

City police have dropped their union representation. Records show Thursday's vote was unanimous to break off ties with the Pinellas County Police Benevolent Association. Officers narrowly adopted the union about a year ago by a margin of one vote. ...more

August 1, 2009

Indonesian officials struggled Saturday to identify the two suicide bombers behind the deadly attacks Friday at two American hotels in Jakarta, even as they said more clearly that the men appeared to have had ties to a Malaysian Islamic extremist. ...more

July 19, 2009

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have formally asked the Federal Reserve for permission to repay a combined $20 billion in federal bailout money. ...more

May 18, 2009

I am strongly opposed to any creation of new taxing districts, a.k.a. taxing methods such as MTSU, to specialize the collection of taxes for EMS, countywide fire rescue, public schools or any such purpose. ...more

April 23, 2009

A man wanted on an unrelated warrant in Arkansas has been identified as a suspect in a March 11 bank robbery in Winter Haven, police said. ...more

March 25, 2009

In yet another cost-cutting move, Pasco Sheriff Bob White said he will disband the Pasco Detention Pretrial Services Unit to free up four full-time employees for redeployment as "front-line deputies." "We just don't have the manpower to do that anymore," the sheriff said in making Friday's announcement, which means his agency will no longer supervise individuals released on their own recognizance to await a court date. At a first appearance before a judge, select defendants are released without having to post bail – cash or property pledged to guarantee his or her return to court on a scheduled date. Defendants who have ties to the community and do not pose a flight risk are often among those most often released on their own recognizance, White said. ...more

March 20, 2009

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office will host a migrant outreach workshop Saturday in Ruskin. ...more

March 13, 2009

Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering a reward for a man suspected of raping an 8-year-old child in the Washington, D.C., area. ...more

February 20, 2009