Now the real fight begins. As expected, John Russell dispensed with two other Democratic challengers in Tuesday's primary race for the District 5 U.S House seat currently held by Ginny Brown-Waite, and Fred Taylor easily beat an articulate college student for the chance to wrest the state Senate's District 11 seat occupied by Mike Fasano. ...more

August 28, 2008

July 3: A Gibsonton woman is raped, and her boyfriend is attacked. ...more

August 27, 2008

All day long, Shawn Haverfield said, he hears about Rigoberto Moron Martinez, who investigators say unleashed a reign of terror in the Tampa Bay area, raping women and robbing people. ...more

August 27, 2008

Like the politician she is, Republican Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, who represents the swamps and woods of Hernando, Citrus, Sumter and parts of Pasco counties, sent out news releases to the media the other day, attacking Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee and his office for not digging into the identity of Rigoberto Moron Martinez, a suspect in a series of violent attacks across the Tampa Bay region. ...more

August 27, 2008

Acute Care Nurse Beats Two Other Democrats ...more

August 27, 2008

A strong finish in Pasco County helped Carrollwood lawyer Bill Mitchell win the hotly contested U.S. House District 9 Democratic primary race. He will face Gus Bilirakis, R-Palm Harbor, in the general election. ...more

August 27, 2008

John Russell will get another chance to unseat U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite this November. ...more

August 27, 2008

Many voters probably didn't know Jim King dropped out of the Republican primary against incumbent Ginny Brown-Waite for the District 5 Congressional seat. ...more

August 27, 2008

A raíz de varios incidentes de violaciones, incluyendo agresiones a dos empleadas de un restaurante en Apollo Beach, la representante federal republicana Ginny Brown-Waite ha pedido que las autoridades federales investiguen a la Oficina del Alguacil del Condado de Hillsborough. ...more

August 26, 2008

EDITOR'S NOTE: Here our recommendations in today's primary election. To read the complete analyses, check out the Tribune's opinion page on tbo.com. ...more

August 26, 2008