Lightning goaltender Marc Denis was placed on waivers Tuesday, the first step in the process to buy the netminder out of the final year of his contract. ...more

June 25, 2008

AVON PARK - The Avon Park Chamber of Commerce decided it will move into the Avon Park Community Center after the city council voted unanimously to approve the decision. The vote does not give a time line for the chamber to move in, but Executive Director David Greenslade said he hoped to start the relocation within the next 30 days. City Manager Sarah Adelt and council member George Hall had pushed the idea earlier this year as a way to both promote the community center and to make the chamber more visible. The center has had little activity during the week and the council hoped the chamber could help change that by their presence. ...more

June 23, 2008

Black men were given the vote a half-century before women of any race were allowed to mark a ballot, and generally have ascended to positions of power, from the military to the boardroom, before any women (with the possible exception of obedient family members in the latter).... ...more

June 15, 2008

TAMPA - Police have charged four people with conspiring to purchase 21 pounds of marijuana for $59,000, arrest records show. ...more

June 14, 2008

Bruce Humphrey didn't know the driver's name, but as he watched the tanker truck fall over the bridge and burst into flames on the road below, one thing quickly became clear: the man was a fighter. ...more

June 6, 2008

Clearwater-based computer distributor Tech Data Corp. completed a deal that adds to its operations in Europe through a new acquisition. ...more

May 20, 2008

Both sides of the Jefferson High gymnasium were packed with stomping, cheering, chattering students early Thursday afternoon. They weren't there for a pep rally or a big game, although you couldn't have guessed that by how excited everyone seemed. ...more

May 9, 2008

An air pollution advisory is in effect for Hillsborough County until Wednesday. ...more

May 6, 2008

Investigators said a man found in a burning house early this morning committed suicide. ...more

February 24, 2008

Prudential Tropical Realty has acquired First Choice Realty, the fourth acquisition in as many months for the Trinity-based real estate firm. The company is now the second largest real estate company on the Suncoast, with 14 offices and more than 600 sales executives and employees. ...more

February 23, 2008