Gov. Sarah Palin denounced anonymous criticisms leveled at her by former John McCain aides as lies, including allegations that Republican lawyers were traveling to Alaska to reclaim her high-priced wardrobe and that she didn't know Africa was a continent. ...more

November 8, 2008

Hillsborough County commissioners will consider renewing for two years a "no fee zone" designation of the area west of the University of South Florida. ...more

November 5, 2008

Gov. Sarah Palin violated no ethics laws when she fired her public safety commissioner, the state personnel board concluded in a report released Monday. "There is no probable cause to believe that the governor, or any other state official, violated the Alaska Executive Ethics Act in connection with these matters," the report says. ...more

November 3, 2008

Mediation between the Hernando County Housing Authority and a man who says his Section 8 housing voucher was illegally revoked has reached an impasse. ...more

November 3, 2008

Sheriff Richard Nugent is optimistic a deal can be worked out that would transfer the operation of the county's Emergency Management Department into his office. ...more

October 28, 2008

Emergency Management talks continue. ...more

October 28, 2008

The transportation group charged with putting together a vision for West Central Florida will come to Brooksville this Wednesday to get input from Hernando County residents. ...more

October 28, 2008

A bunch of mice turn out to be no match for the U.S. Mint. ...more

October 24, 2008

The chamber of commerce will continue to run the annual Christmas parade. ...more

October 20, 2008

TAMPA - Col. Jim Previtera, the new head of Hillsborough County's jails, ordered his staffers Wednesday to immediately conserve energy on the job. ...more

October 17, 2008