The NCAA placed Alabama's football program and 15 other of the school's athletic teams on three years' probation for major violations due to misuse of free textbooks. ...more

June 11, 2009

Citizens can now track Florida's spending on a Web site called "Florida's Checkbook." ...more

May 20, 2009

Two administrators at the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in St. Petersburg are suspected of having stolen tens of thousands of dollars in state funds by having checks made to companies that didn't provide any products in return, according to court documents. ...more

March 23, 2009

After two years of waiting, Mayor Pam Iorio wants to fast-track Encore, the planned redevelopment of Central Park Village. ...more

January 12, 2009

An East Tampa nonprofit organization is under scrutiny from the city after falling short on a plan to create new jobs with a $250,000 federal development grant. ...more

December 25, 2008

An East Tampa nonprofit organization is under scrutiny from the city after falling short on a plan to create jobs with a $250,000 federal development grant. ...more

December 22, 2008

With people losing their jobs in a struggling economy, programs to help pay a month's mortgage, buy a bag of groceries or pay the month's utility bills are seeing a steady increase. ...more

October 6, 2008

There's some sentiment that a government rule that forces retirees to withdraw money from their IRA and 401(k) accounts when they turn 70 1/2 may need to be changed. That's because people are living longer and need to keep as much of their retirement money for as long as possible, said several financial advisers and a leader of the Senate Finance Committee. ...more

September 3, 2008

Settled in a moderate abode in one of the city's oldest neighborhoods, Patti Galvin was content in her primary role as a wife and mother. But she also made time for a work-study program in nursing, a field in which she hoped to eventually find a part-time job that fit in with her family's schedule. ...more

July 9, 2008

County Commissioner David Russell said the results from a mass transit ridership survey released last week clearly indicate the need to park the county's bus permanently. ...more

June 19, 2008