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How the "Robo-Signing" settlement affects Florida

TAMPA (2012-2-10) - A settlement has been reached that will provide a total of 25 billion dollars of relief to struggling homeowners. It will be paid by five of the country's biggest banks for improperly handled foreclosures.

By Craig Kopp (Send E-Mail)

Three Tuskegee Airmen Share Their Stories

POLK CITY (2012-2-9) - Three of the Tuskegee Airmen, the black pilots who helped break the military color barrier during World War II, shared their experiences Thursday at a public symposium at Fantasy of Flight in Polk City.

By Bobbie O'Brien (Send E-Mail)

Pinellas Man Fights for His Right to Party

TALLAHASSEE (2012-2-9) - Under Florida law, you can get a ticket for blasting music out of your car speakers, but it is okay to crank up Rush Limbaugh or Terry Gross.

By Gina Jordan

No More No-Fault? Florida Legislature Tackles Auto Insurance Reform

TALLAHASSEE (2012-2-6) - Florida’s no-fault insurance requirement is set to undergo major changes this legislative session. Right now, Florida drivers are required to have $10,000 worth of personal injury protection, or PIP, for payout in a crash regardless of who is at fault.

By Gina Jordan

Volunteers Wanted for RNC Convention in August

TAMPA (2012-2-6) - When the Super Bowl was held in Tampa, event organizers depended on a corps of volunteers to greet out-of-town guests and help at events. The 2012 Tampa Bay Host Committee is following the same game plan only this time it’s for the Republican National Committee Convention this August in Tampa.

By Bobbie O'Brien (Send E-Mail)

Where the GOP Candidates for President Stand on Education

TAMPA (2012-2-6) - As the Republican candidates for president arrive in Florida, they agree on one thing: The federal government should have a smaller role in education.

By John O'Connor

Environmentalists Battle Fertilizer Exemption Bill

ST. PETERSBURG (2012-2-3) - Bills now circulating in Tallahassee would block cities and counties from enacting bans on applying fertilizer during the summer rainy months - if those lawns are professional treated. A group of environmentalists offered what they say is proof the law won't work.

By Steve Newborn (Send E-Mail)

Ninth Child in Two Years Dies in Hillsborough Kids Custody

TAMPA (2012-2-3) - When he was born, Gabrielle Crawford had the deck stacked against him. He fought multiple birth defects. His mother, Rosalee Crawford, struggled with substance abuse and mental illness.

By Scott Finn (Send E-Mail)

Discussing the Python's Impact on the Everglades

TAMPA (2012-2-6) - A new study has some shocking news about wildlife in the Everglades. Raccoon and opossum sightings are down by 99 percent. Marsh rabbits and brown bunnies can’t be found at all. Sightings of bobcats, foxes and deer are also way down.

By Carson Cooper and Steve Newborn

"Spies" Comes to Tampa Bay History Center

TAMPA (2012-2-3) - Tomorrow the Tampa Bay History Center opens its doors for day one of "Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America." The exhibition is on loan from The International Spy Museum in Washington, DC.

By Susan Giles Wantuck (Send E-Mail)

Health Secretary Sebelius Visits Tampa to Tout Federal Health Care Overhaul

TAMPA (2012-02-02) - President Obama's top health official is in Florida today. Secretary of Health and Human Services is touring the country to drum up support for the federal health care overhaul.

By Dalia Colón

St. Petersburg City Council Goes Forward with The "Lens"

TAMPA (2012-2-02) - The St. Petersburg city council agreed Thursday to move forward with the "Lens" design to replace the existing St. Petersburg Pier. But not before talking about the costs.

By Yoselis Ramos

Hillsborough County

Capture of monkeys in Silver Springs sparks debate

Critics say a trapper should not be allowed to catch many of the animals near Silver Springs....

TAMPA — Retired banker and philanthropist David A. Straz Jr. adds Gasparilla King XCIX to his list of titles, crowned Saturday night at Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla's 99th Coronation Ball. Elizabeth Lykes Carrere was announced as Gasparilla Qu...

Sen. Jim Norman says aide Ben Kelly's indictment is "a personal matter."...

Pinellas County

Window on Pinellas, Feb. 2

The Window on Pinellas roundup of brief news and public event items from our Feb. 9 North Pinellas edition...

Hospital land sale referendum passes

A project years in the making moved in the direction of eventual completion last week when Tarpon Springs residents voted to approve the sale of land near Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital....

City to celebrate 125th anniversary

The city has a birthday to begin celebrating and it plans to start doing so this weekend....

Sarasota-Manatee

Whitney Houston dead at 48

The pop singer's stunning success and regal image was shadowed in later years by drug abuse...

Project will allow for emergency overrides, and easier adjustments to signals based on traffic patterns...

Lobbyists who normally denounce Citizens as financially unsound are highlighting the company’s $6 billion reserve, sterling credit rating and enviable borrowing ability...

Polk County

Owners of Thousands of Parcels Charged Collection Assessments

A blue Republic Services garbage truck rumbles down Torrington Circle, stopping at each home to pick up garbage cans with a hydraulic arm and empty them into the belly of the steel beast. On its way, the truck drives past vacant lots where grass and ...

Syrian General Assassinated In Damascus

A Syrian general was assassinated Saturday outside his home in the capital, Damascus, the official state news service said, as violence continued to rage in the central city of Homs and elsewhere in the country....

Cold weather has been making a comeback in the South this weekend, after what's been a very mild winter so far. The National Weather Service said north Georgia was in for windy and cold conditions Saturday with temperatures in the 20s. Snow showers w...

Pasco County

Students weeding out competition

Shannon McAmis marched into the Upper Cotee Preserve on a mission last week....

Her heart is set on it

The received truth regarding foxholes and atheists has a holiday allegory that we all are bumping up against this weekend: In the trench warfare that is Valentine's Day, there are no agnostics....

Family to reunite with Chinese leader

Thomas and Eleanor Dvorchak are sitting in front of their brick rancher on a dead end street just behind the Winn-Dixie supermarket along Route 54 planning a reunion that started 27 years ago....