Some 500 acres of wild land will go up in flames over the next three months as part of a plan to mimic Mother Nature. ...more

November 12, 2008

Protecting children from the pitfalls and perils of the world is a job most parents take very seriously. We go to great lengths to teach our young right from wrong, keep them warm, clothed and fed. We lay awake nights worrying about how to expose them to the things they must know about and how to shelter them from the bad they don't need to know about just yet. ...more

November 12, 2008

6:00 p.m.: Sometimes "big problems" at the voting precincts aren't really big problems at all. But that's how issues are often characterized by the time they reach a reporter's ears. ...more

November 4, 2008

Work crews Monday began resurfacing Thrasher Avenue in northwestern Hernando County. ...more

November 4, 2008

Jeff Gordon started on the pole at Texas and led the first 15 laps. Then he lost the handling on the No. 24 car and eventually fell a lap down. ...more

November 3, 2008

Carl Edwards did his seventh celebratory back flip and headed to Victory Lane confident he'd closed in on Jimmie Johnson's bumper in the race for the Sprint Cup title. ...more

October 27, 2008

One of Gulf Boulevard's two northbound lanes is expected to remain closed today as crews continue to address a water main that was accidentally hit by a contractor, Pinellas County officials said. ...more

October 9, 2008

A Largo elementary school teacher was arrested today, accused of having a sexual relationship with a teenager, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

September 24, 2008

there have been a number over the last three decades or so - has faded. ...more

September 17, 2008

While appreciating how difficult tracking a hurricane is and how important it is to err on the side of caution, the weather wizards should tone down the drama. Although not a native Floridian, I got a solid christening after my July 2004 move with the parade of hurricanes, so I'm no babe in the woods. The media's constant harping about preparedness, while showing possible deadly scenarios done in spaghetti, all but drove me to barricade myself in the house. ...more

August 21, 2008