Fresh from a victory at the polls on Nov. 4, advocates of a change in Hillsborough County's style of government are setting their sights on 2010. ...more

November 16, 2008

A STRING OF PROBLEMS Since being appointed elections supervisor by former Gov. Jeb Bush in 2003, Buddy Johnson has presided over a number of flawed elections. ...more

November 6, 2008

Was there a meeting or wasn't there? As it turned out, there was - and it was recorded. ...more

November 1, 2008

The University of South Florida's College of Nursing received a $3.5 million federal grant to hire more faculty and enroll more students to fill a growing nursing shortage. ...more

October 27, 2008

Authorities say a supervisor for Tampa's initiative to keep its downtown area clean has been charged with felony littering. ...more

October 22, 2008

Environmentalists are hiking from one corner of Hillsborough County to another, beating paths to organizations they hope will back an extended land preservation program. ...more

October 13, 2008

No more excuses. That's the goal with a brand new, districtwide initiative that makes reading textbooks available on compact disc or online for all first- through fifth-graders at local public schools, making classic excuses for homework null. ...more

October 5, 2008

A local defense attorney who is married to a circuit court judge is accused of propositioning an undercover police officer for sex, records show. Kevin Napper, 51, of Tampa was released from a Hillsborough County jail Monday on $250 bail. He is charged with soliciting another to commit prostitution, a misdemeanor. ...more

September 30, 2008

Three people were arrested during an undercover operation today focusing on unlicensed contractors accused of distributing fliers citywide, police said. ...more

September 30, 2008

A carpooling initiative is taking off at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center's Patel Conservatory in response to gas prices and environmental concerns. Spearheaded by Gina d'Angelo, a parent of two children attending courses at the conservatory, the carpooling program started with fall courses Aug. 25. ...more

September 24, 2008