Regarding "Pasco city right to challenge pushy DOT," Our Opinion, Nov. 19: The editorial is replete with assumptions and omissions that insinuate and greatly skew the underlying message - that Zephyrhills is the only entity that has the sole right to decide whether a one-way route should be constructed for U.S. 301 in the city limits. ...more

November 27, 2009

Once again, St. Petersburg officials are showing pettiness about the future of the Tampa Bay Rays Major League Baseball team. ...more

November 24, 2009

City Manager Steve Spina will ask the City Council to consider relaxing the ordinance that governs Sunday sales of alcohol. ...more

September 13, 2009

A 20-month-old girl who sheriff's investigators reported sustained severe injuries Sunday at the hands of Avon Park police officer James Hilton Parker III, 32, of Sebring, was still in "very critical condition," according to Sheriff's Sgt. Darin Hood on Tuesday. ...more

March 31, 2009

Near the Ringling Causeway Bridge it didn't take long to spot a homeowner soaking his lawn about 11 a.m. today. It was a violation of two watering rules. The restrictions allow watering on Tuesdays or Thursdays only, based on even or odd addresses. Restrictions also bar watering any day between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. "I think our residents have been very responsive," said Javier Vargas of the city of Sarasota Public Works Department. ...more

March 27, 2009

Residents are considering potential names for a retention pond on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard that is being fashioned into a small lake. ...more

March 18, 2009

Dade City water and sewer customers can expect to see higher rates in March ...more

February 24, 2009

A City of Avon Park employee was fired from his job after an altercation with another worker at the city's wastewater treatment plant. ...more

February 19, 2009

City Council gave the go-ahead last week on a project to build and install new signage on major entrances throughout the city. ...more

February 18, 2009

St. Petersburg police say they have arrested an additional three teenagers in a string of more than a dozen arsons over the weekend. ...more

February 2, 2009