WINTER HAVEN - The new owners of Cypress Gardens are planning to announce "significant operational changes" today at a 2 p.m. news conference at the park. ...more

January 2, 2008

A Christmas tree fire "totally devastated" a single-family home this morning in the Citrus Park area, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue officials said. ...more

December 23, 2007

Pasco County officials made a final pitch to a state committee Thursday in Tallahassee in their bid to buy the Cross Bar Ranch from Pinellas County and dedicate the property to conservation. ...more

December 14, 2007

A fire that destroyed a $900,000 home Monday apparently started when the occupant walked away from a barbecue grill after turning up the burners to clean it. ...more

December 11, 2007

LUTZ - A two-alarm fire Monday night destroyed a home at 1205 Lake Charles Circle, a Hillsborough County Fire Rescue spokesman said. ...more

December 11, 2007

AVON PARK — Four men remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $101,500 bail each Wednesday, after they were arrested Tuesday morning in a raid on 205 Ballard Road, in Avon Park. ...more

December 6, 2007

Residents seeking more information about Hernando County's new Save-Our-Seniors Tax Exemption program can now visit the property appraiser's Web site for details. ...more

November 27, 2007

BELLEAIR - Apparently taking advantage of the slumping real estate market, British racer Nigel Mansell has purchased a $4 million waterfront mansion here for nearly $3.3 million, public records show. ...more

November 16, 2007

Pinellas County Property Appraiser Jim Smith is calling it quits. Smith, 67, said Tuesday that he will not seek a sixth four-year term next year, even though he thinks he would have "a pretty good chance of getting re-elected." His term expires in January 2009. ...more

November 14, 2007

Pinellas County Property Appraiser Jim Smith is calling it quits after 20 years. ...more

November 13, 2007