John Hawthorne, the chief operating officer at Highlands County Habitat for Humanity, has been asked to return as interim chief executive officer. ...more

February 14, 2010

The state's Interim emergency management director Ruben Almaguer submitted his resignation letter Monday, saying he wanted to stay in his job while allegations against him were investigated, but that he wasn't given that opportunity. ...more

January 4, 2010

Pinellas County's tourist marketing outreach will use the subway in New York again this year, with the return of the "Station Domination" campaign, along with new advertising initiatives through taxi TV and the free amNewYork news publication. ...more

November 7, 2009

A second challenger has announced for embattled Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin White's District 3 seat. ...more

September 9, 2009

The serial killer who terrorized a South Carolina community by shooting five people to death before police killed him Monday was a career criminal paroled just two months ago, authorities said. ...more

July 6, 2009

City officials are considering a novel approach to get more reclaimed water onto parched lawns in the drought-plagued Tampa Bay area: give it away. ...more

March 24, 2009

Some cell phones blocked from state unemployment hot line ...more

March 9, 2009

Maybe it's curiosity. Or worry. Or both. A Web site launched by the White House last month to allow citizens to keep track of where stimulus dollars are going is getting 3,000 hits per second and already has registered more than 150 million hits altogether. ...more

March 7, 2009

A La Nina will continue to affect weather patterns in the Southeast - making it likely that the already-low water levels will not improve for the next few months. ...more

February 7, 2009

Hotel rooms remain for those seeking last-minute accommodations for Super Bowl weekend. ...more

January 28, 2009