Maybe you've heard this during the unrelenting winter, or even thought it: "I can't remember a winter like this." ...more

March 20, 2010

David D'Aloia has invested much of his time, energy and financial resources into a city he's lived in and cherished for 30 years. ...more

March 19, 2010

The area's first known group outbreak of hepatitis C was isolated to mistakes made by an employee at a Brandon holistic medical clinic, public health officials say. ...more

March 19, 2010

Maybe you've heard this during the unrelenting winter, or even thought it yourself: "I can't ever remember a winter like this." There's a good reason. Unless you were around in 1902, you've never seen a winter like this. Well, finally, after months of shivering under the oppressive cold – yes, this is Florida – winter is over. ...more

March 19, 2010

The calendar says Saturday is the first day of spring. And for the first time in weeks, the weather in the Tampa Bay area will actually feel springlike. ...more

March 19, 2010

David D'Aloia has invested much of his time, energy and financial resources into a city he's lived in and cherished for 30 years. But on Tuesday, in a move uncharacteristic of his usual praise for the community and its leaders, D'Aloia, 49, told the city council how he and some other property owners are "victims" of Temple Terrace's unfair rental housing permit program. Enacted in 2005 as a section of Temple Terrace's minimum housing code, the ordinance gives the city the authority to charge an annual $200 fee to owners of single-family residential dwellings including townhouses, condominiums, duplexes and mobile homes who rent out their properties. ...more

March 19, 2010

They used food stamps to buy a dozen cans of Michelob Light, three packs of Marlboro Lights and two Magnum condoms. ...more

March 19, 2010

Our parents, grandparents and neighbors throughout the Tampa Bay area and across America will see their Medicare coverage improve when landmark health reform passes. That's correct. Contrary to opposing claims, not one guaranteed Medicare benefit is cut. Here are the facts: ...more

March 19, 2010

Scott Black has never had to worry about weather ruining the annual Trilby homecoming. Saturday's event should be no different. ...more

March 19, 2010

Tito Morell was 28 years old the first time he led authorities on a car chase in the Tampa Bay area after being suspected of robbing a bank. ...more

March 18, 2010