After four weeks of practice, including several two-a-days, the University of South Florida is eager to get the season started when it hosts Division I-AA Tennessee-Martin on Saturday at Raymond James Stadium. ...more

August 29, 2008

Hillsborough County's foray into optical scan voting collided with technical issues with the new equipment Tuesday night, resulting in long delays for candidates and voters eagerly awaiting results. ...more

August 27, 2008

In his first year as Birmingham's mayor, Larry P. Langford has proposed a $500 million domed stadium, a $144 million law enforcement complex and a $33 million trolley car network. ...more

August 24, 2008

Roger Federer's bid for his first Olympic singles medal has ended with a loss to American James Blake. ...more

August 14, 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

What's your address? That seemingly simple question is baffling eight homeowners on a quiet street in Wellswood. All came home to letters from the city last month explaining their address had been changed and most major utility companies and the post office had been notified. ...more

July 13, 2008

Code Enforcement Oxymoron There is a lot of talk in county government about the idea of combining some county agencies to help save money. Combining agencies, reducing top heavy management and getting workers to respond to the real needs of the county they serve is of the utmost importance, especially today. ...more

July 11, 2008

Jason Cannon's foot looked to be on the bag at first, but the umpire called the runner safe and two batter's later the winning run crossed home plate, as Sebring lost an 8-7 heartbreaker to the West Seminole Nationals in the Dixie AAA (ages 9-10) state tournament late Tuesday night. ...more

July 9, 2008

Former Port Richey lawyer Jessica Miller was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail Tuesday for failing to appear at a court hearing in December. ...more

July 9, 2008

A mentally ill homeless man who threatened President Bush was sentenced Wednesday morning to 57 months in federal prison. ...more

June 26, 2008