Hillsborough County's hotel room supply rose 8.1 percent in March to nearly 22,000 compared with a year ago, but demand was down 9.3 percent to 419,248 rooms sold, a report by Smith Travel Research of Hendersonville, Tenn., showed. ...more

May 11, 2009

Wildlife officials are looking for a pregnant cougar that escaped into the woods in central Florida while being transferred to a cage. ...more

May 3, 2009

Authorities say a man killed himself at the central Florida gun range where a mother killed herself and her son three weeks ago. ...more

April 28, 2009

Imagine showing up for swim class and getting an Olympic champion to show you a few moves. ...more

April 25, 2009

Did Progress Energy Florida and its customers pay too much for coal supplies in 2006 and 2007? ...more

April 11, 2009

The grandparents of a slain toddler are being questioned for a civil defamation lawsuit filed in central Florida. ...more

April 9, 2009

North Florida is facing a problem that's opposite from the rest of the state - too much water instead of too little. ...more

April 9, 2009

The Girl Scouts of West Central Florida wrapped up their cookie program March 29. Proceeds support nearly 30,000 local Girl Scouts, helping to build girls of courage, confidence and character. ...more

April 8, 2009

The son of Michael Jordan has announced that he will be playing basketball at Central Florida next season. ...more

April 7, 2009

BARTOW — A central Florida jury has recommended the death sentence for a 21-year-old man who killed a Florida Highway Patrol trooper. Sgt. Nick Sottile was fatally shot during a traffic stop near Lake Placid in 2007. Joshua Lee Altersberger pleaded guilty last month to first degree murder. ...more

April 3, 2009