A rift has developed on Hillsborough County's Cone Ranch advisory committee over a meeting between county officials and a private group of investors who want to sell a large swath of the 12,800-acre, county-owned ranch. ...more

November 3, 2009

The ax fell without sound or shadow: Tatiana Gallego was called into human resources and laid off from her job as an admissions counselor for a fashion college. ...more

March 26, 2009

Entire towns have been razed by wildfires raging through southeastern Australia, burning people in their homes and cars in the deadliest blaze in the country's history. The number of dead today stood at 128, a grim toll that rose almost by the hour as officials reached further into the fire zone. ...more

February 9, 2009

County commissioners were in agreement Tuesday there is not much they can do to correct neglected improvement projects that had long ago been targeted for South Brooksville. ...more

February 4, 2009

Is the president prepared to nationalize the nation's banking system? ...more

January 31, 2009

The New York Times recently reported that "the Obama Administration and Democratic leaders in Congress are already dancing around one of the most politically delicate questions" of our day. ...more

January 31, 2009

A sudden and fierce windstorm hit the Centergate Plaza on Bee Ridge Road about 3 p.m. Tuesday and "started turning everything sideways," one witness said. ...more

January 13, 2009

The next U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida says he hopes to be sworn in this week. A. Brian Albritton said he is packing up his law office at Holland and Knight, where he has worked 18 years, and waiting for President Bush to sign his commission. The U.S. Senate approved his nomination on Oct. 2. ...more

October 13, 2008

MYAKKA CITY - A Southwest Florida landmark, the ranch where a group of the world-famous Lipizzan stallions are trained, could be in jeopardy as a bank moves to foreclose on part of the property. ...more

August 28, 2008

A Southwest Florida landmark, the ranch where a group of the world-famous Lipizzaner stallions are trained, could be in jeopardy as a bank moves to foreclose on part of the property. ...more

August 28, 2008