A year after the worst U.S. bridge collapse in a generation brought calls for immediate repairs to other spans, two of every three of the busiest problem bridges in each state - carrying nearly 40 million vehicles a day - have had no work beyond regular maintenance. ...more

July 31, 2008

The State Department insisted Friday it can handle the growing demand for passports, despite congressional investigators' findings that the agency has not overhauled the system to avoid a repeat of last summer's backlog fiasco. ...more

July 26, 2008

As Scott Kazmir's frustration mounted with each start he made heading into the All-Star break, Rays manager Joe Maddon kept coming back to one point. ...more

July 22, 2008

TAMPA - Nothing free lasts forever, even hurricane inspections. My Safe Florida Home officials are urging residents who want a free inspection to act now, as the program is rapidly closing on its goal of 400,000 inspections statewide. ...more

July 3, 2008

The city's controversial new sprinkler law is headed back to the drawing board. ...more

June 25, 2008

Regarding "Gates Ousts Air Force Leaders" (front page, June 6): I commend Defense Secretary Robert Gates for his decisive action in removing Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne and Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley from their posts as a result of the investigation over control of nuclear weapons and their components. ...more

June 9, 2008

When Aaron and Alison Jenke wanted to put a fence along the border of their waterfront property, they followed what they were told were the code requirements. ...more

May 23, 2008

At 2 p.m. Friday, embattled County Emergency Management Director Tom Leto was ushered into the county administrator's office to hear whether he still had a job. ...more

May 10, 2008

A securities regulatory board slapped Tampa-based brokerage GunnAllen Financial with a $750,000 fine after finding that a company trader misappropriated customers' stock trades. ...more

May 10, 2008

TOM LETO SAYS HE WILL APPEAL ...more

May 9, 2008