In at least two local races, there is much riding on the votes earned by those who won't progress to the general election. ...more

August 28, 2008

In the end, experience is what counts. ...more

August 27, 2008

In the end, experience is what counts. That was the apparent message from local residents who showed up at the polls Tuesday to vote for Spring Hill insurance agent James Yant, 62, for the District 4 seat on the Hernando County School Board. ...more

August 27, 2008

Like a chronic disease spreading through the body, "dead zones" with too little oxygen for life are expanding in the world's oceans. ...more

August 15, 2008

Goliath won. But it took a runoff. Throughout the preliminary competitions during a weeklong summer robotics workshop at Hillsborough Community College's Brandon campus, team Atomic Robo smoked its opponents. ...more

July 30, 2008

Before Maria Smith of Riverview, jumped off the 30-foot platform at Red Bull Flugtag on Saturday, her mind was racing. ...more

July 24, 2008

A bill to protect seagrasses by levying fines on boaters who carelessly run over the flats, House Bill 7059 is drawing fire from some environmental groups because Rep. Will Kendrick tacked on a provision that says developers may cut channels through some grass beds if they agree to "mitigate" the damage by restoring an equivalent amount of seagrass elsewhere. ...more

June 8, 2008

PORT TAMPA - Hillsborough County health officials today lifted a no swimming advisory at Picnic Island Park, at the southern tip of the Interbay Peninsula. ...more

May 28, 2008

Causeway Boulevard widening causes local road closures. ...more

May 19, 2008

Claiming that their presidential candidate was robbed of victory in long-delayed official election results, leaders of Zimbabwe's opposition party made a last-ditch diplomatic push Saturday to persuade the African Union and a bloc of southern African nations to insist on a verifiable vote count. ...more

May 4, 2008