A 21-year-old Tampa man has been indicted on a charge he threatened to kill President-elect Barack Obama. ...more

January 17, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio has submitted a list of $695 million in projects she hopes will be considered as part of President-elect Barack Obama's federal stimulus package. ...more

January 17, 2009

Ozzwald, a Belgian Malinois from Holland who served as a member of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, has died. The dog, known as "Ozzi," was 8 years old. ...more

January 16, 2009

PLANT CITY Former Plant City resident John R. Pope is poised to be elected president of Ducks Unlimited when the volunteer-based conservation organization holds its national convention in Denver in May. ...more

January 16, 2009

A 21-year-old city man has been indicted on a charge he threatened to kill President-elect Barack Obama. ...more

January 16, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — Exiting the White House after two turbulent terms, President George W. Bush on Thursday said goodbye to the nation by calling the start of Barack Obama's presidency a "moment of hope and pride for our whole nation." ...more

January 15, 2009

The Real Issue On Roads Regarding the editorial "Expensive Road Study Defies Logic," Jan. 11, I appreciate your additional insight into the ongoing Lithia-Pinecrest study and the problem with continuing the study all the way down to County Road 39. ...more

January 15, 2009

The Tampa Theatre plans to show the live broadcast of the presidential Inauguration Day ceremony for Barack Obama on the big screen Tuesday. ...more

January 15, 2009

Not since President Richard Nixon went to China has an intractable foreign-policy issue been so ripe for resolution as current U.S. relations with Cuba are today. ...more

January 15, 2009

President-elect Barack Obama wants to conclude his inaugural oath with the words "so help me God," but a group of atheists plans to go in front of a federal judge in hopes of stopping him. ...more

January 14, 2009