A former Tampa Tribune credit manager accused of conspiring with his wife to steal more than $1 million from the newspaper and its parent company plans to plead guilty and expects to go to prison. ...more

November 5, 2009

Verizon telephone customers could see a few free dollars show up in their monthly phone bills soon as atonement for past breakdowns in phone service. ...more

November 4, 2009

The soccer season begins this month, with many of the area's top girls teams changing classes and districts. Here is a brief look at the Northeast area's top teams, Freedom and Wharton. ...more

November 4, 2009

NEWS & NOTES Baseball incidents costly for Armwood Armwood has been fined $1,350 and placed on administrative and restrictive probation until June 2010 stemming from its involvement in two on-field incidents in a Class 5A state semifinal baseball game last season, according to a letter sent to the school by the Florida High School Athletics Association. ...more

November 4, 2009

County Tax Collector Doug Belden shut down his office's online bill payment today after discovering some residents were being double-billed for their property tax payments. ...more

November 3, 2009

We've 'been had' I have a few questions related to the article, "Saving the planet," (Views, Oct. 25). ...more

November 3, 2009

Farm worker protest Last week The Tampa Tribune ran a story about farm workers from Immokalee protesting in front of Publix Supermarket demanding higher prices for the tomatoes they pick (Metro, Oct. 26). ...more

November 2, 2009

These aren't the best of times. Maybe you lost your job or you're facing foreclosure. But they say there's a silver lining in every cloud. If something good has come out of your bad circumstances, or if you've found a renewed purpose after being forced to make an unexpected transition, we'd love to hear from you. Send an e-mail to mbearden@tampatrib.com, and put Thankful in the subject line. Or you can write: Michelle Bearden, Tampa Tribune, 200 S. Parker St., Tampa, FL 33606. ...more

October 31, 2009

I read the story in the Oct. 28 The Tampa Tribune about Trevor Keezor and his experience with Home Depot. ...more

October 31, 2009

I hope you read the story on Page 17 of the Tampa Tribune on Oct. 28 about the young man who was fired from his job for wearing a button on his apron. ...more

October 30, 2009