Sarasota County would get two more years to find a new spring training baseball team to replace the Cincinnati Reds, according to legislation the Florida Senate is expected to take up this afternoon. State Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Venice, said she'll propose an amendment to Senate Bill 1308 that would essentially give Sarasota and Sarasota County two more years to build a new stadium. If they don't find a team by the end of two years, the money would go back to the state. ...more

March 10, 2009

Volusia County officials say two teen girls were sunbathing when they were run over by a pickup truck on the beach. ...more

March 8, 2009

On Tuesday, the Highlands County commissioners will consider awarding a $250,000 contract to the Central Florida Regional Planning Council. ...more

March 8, 2009

Landowners hoping to develop their property have until Tuesday to tell Pasco County officials. After that, the doors to the county's comprehensive plan are shut until next year. ...more

March 7, 2009

Cost estimates for widening Bruce B. Downs Boulevard have dropped by two-thirds in the past two years. ...more

March 6, 2009

Bids are coming in for widening Bruce B. Downs Boulevard in Wesley Chapel, and they have dropped significantly since 2007. ...more

March 5, 2009

Pinellas officials had no good news for people who attended a Tuesday night town hall meeting on the county's budget plans for the 2010 fiscal year. ...more

March 4, 2009

For years, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery sat at the heart of Ehren, a bustling sawmill town with two churches. The last body was placed in the ground in the 1950s, long after the mill burned down. Over time, the community of Ehren faded away and the cemetery fell into disrepair. ...more

March 4, 2009

Concerns that the economy could get worse led the Highlands County commissioners to put on hold construction of the new law enforcement building for the sheriff's office. ...more

March 3, 2009

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio is right to target a 160-acre Tampa Bay tract for public acquisition. City and county officials should seize this opportunity to save a rare slice of undeveloped city waterfront. ...more

March 3, 2009