Instead of worrying about the effects of digital billboards on the motoring public, the latest trendy issue pondered by officials, the focus should be on real causes of most traffic accidents. ...more

November 21, 2009

The Food and Drug Administration is challenging makers of alcohol-infused energy drinks to prove their beverages are safe, citing complaints that the products can cause risky behavior and injury. ...more

November 14, 2009

Socialism and communism have been slithering across these fruited plains, like some dark and evil plague. Their poisonous progress has accelerated wildly under the current administration. ...more

November 7, 2009

Tampa Electric Co. has launched an online map that shows the location and other information about power failures. ...more

September 13, 2009

Gov. Steve Beshear, with his state still reeling after last week's deadly ice storm, deployed every one of his Army National Guardsmen on Saturday. ...more

February 1, 2009

Entrepreneurs Richard P. Knerr and Arthur K. Melin started out making slingshots in a garage in San Gabriel, Calif. They formed a company and named it Wham-O for the sound the shot makes when it hits the target. Their toy was a minor hit. ...more

August 10, 2008

As the new fiscal year draws near, Plant City commissioners continue to ponder cuts and new fees to help make ends meet as a result of tax reform. ...more

August 6, 2008

Soaring costs and plunging revenues have created "the perfect storm" of a budget year, prompting city leaders to scrutinize expenses large and small and consider fees for emergency response to traffic accidents. ...more

July 9, 2008

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - To Celeste Tyler and her teenage friends, text-messaging is as effortless as tying their shoes. The high school senior can text without looking, sending messages on her red Samsung "slider" while it's behind her back, in her purse or under her desk at school, where cell phones are banned. So why not do it while driving? ...more

June 30, 2008

PALM HARBOR -- Pinellas Sheriff Jim Coats received spirited questioning by former deputies and local residents Thursday night over his plan to eliminate special patrol units to save money. The sheriff presented his case for the 10 percent spending reduction at a town hall meeting held by the Palm Harbor Coalition, a group that is exploring turning the Palm Harbor area into a city. ...more

June 27, 2008