The Mississippi River pushed relentlessly past dozens of levees this month. Towns were submerged, their buildings tiny islands in murky water. Ducks paddled on ponds that had once been farmland. Some flooding was inevitable, given the force of the swollen Mississippi. But a poorly managed flood-defense system did not help. ...more

July 6, 2008

I tried out for a professional soccer team in 1980 and made the cut before a bunch of factors steered me in other directions. Today, I'm too old to be one of the Tampa Bay Rowdies, but it looks like I might get another chance to watch. ...more

July 2, 2008

As passengers settle into the wide, reclining seats, the train pulls out of Union Station at the edge of downtown Tampa. ...more

June 22, 2008

The Chiselers' officers for 2008-09 were installed recently by University of Tampa President Ronald Vaughn at the university. ...more

June 14, 2008

After more than two decades of serving terminally ill patients and watching the center's daily census grow by more than 40-fold, Rodney Taylor said it is time to retire. ...more

June 7, 2008

After two decades of serving terminally ill patients and watching the center's daily census grow by more than 40 fold, Rodney Taylor said it is time to retire. ...more

June 7, 2008

FORMER BROOKSVILLE REGIONAL CEO TOM BARB TO TAKE OVER ...more

June 6, 2008

County officials OKs flashing church sign. ...more

June 6, 2008

the latest in a long line that goes all the way back to Whitewater. ...more

May 28, 2008

Cornell Lewis thought he'd had too much to drink. At the time, that wouldn't have been surprising. Besides alcohol, he was addicted to crack and cigarettes. ...more

May 11, 2008