Larry Zych of Sebring is ready to retire – as soon as he wins $105 million in Wednesday's Powerball drawing. With Florida becoming the 30th state to join in the Powerball lottery, Zych and others like him can purchase tickets for a chance at big multimillion jackpots. ...more

January 6, 2009 |

An audit of Hillsborough Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson's office was able to verify just $336,000 of the $2.34 million Johnson told county commissioners he needed last month to cover cost overruns. ...more

January 6, 2009 |

Downtown Tampa motorists could be forgiven for doing a double-take Monday afternoon. ...more

January 6, 2009 |

Traffic bound for Memorial Elementary School and Sebring High School should not encounter road detours as students go back to school today. ...more

January 6, 2009 |

ringling bros. circus parades the elephants through downtown ...more

January 5, 2009 |

A 74-year-old patient at Mease-Dunedin Hospital was arrested Monday afternoon, accused of pulling out a gun and pointing it at a nurse, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 29, 2008 |

A 12-year-old boy was shot in the leg Monday afternoon as he and a friend unintentionally walked near two groups of people that were arguing, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 29, 2008 |

This appears to be the end of the road for the Friendship TrailBridge. Officials with Hillsborough and Pinellas counties decided Monday to permanently close the bridge, a popular destination for joggers, bicyclists and fishing enthusiasts. ...more

December 23, 2008 |

Kier Cooper, who has an engineering firm in St. Petersburg, is nearly 28 years removed from the days when he roamed Dad's Stadium as a defensive back for the Plant Panthers. It seems like a long, long time ago. But in some ways, it was yesterday. ...more

December 20, 2008 |

An eighth-grade student who police said brought a gun to school in his book bag was arrested Monday afternoon. ...more

December 16, 2008 |