Residents in a tornado-ravaged community took advantage of clearing skies Thursday to collect family keepsakes and begin cleaning up from a storm that left 28 injured and dozens of homes and businesses flattened. ...more

March 27, 2009

St. Petersburg fire officials say a candle that had been used in a prayer ritual is to blame for a fire this morning at 3947 38th Ave. N. ...more

February 16, 2009

Horses gallop alongside beautifully kept pastures, greeting newcomers with snorts and whinnies. In all, some 20 of various breeds make their home here: Morgans, Friesians, Saddlebreds, Ardennes, Paso Fino, a miniature and a rare Poitou donkey from France. Egrets and blue herons peck for food on the banks of ponds, while fat fox squirrels chatter at the strolling human intruders. ...more

February 8, 2009

A conceptual change to the way the Las Villas Community on Youth Care Lane will be developed was approved by the city council Tuesday after its developer requested splitting 50 duplexes into 100 single-family homes. ...more

February 5, 2009

An Elmo doll, a Spider-Man blanket and a bouquet of fake flowers tied to a tree with fishing line are memorials to the brief life of 2-year-old Eduardo Betanzo-Reyes. ...more

October 14, 2008

State Sen. Victor Crist sees a change coming to the University Area as North 22nd Street is widened and residential and commercial buildings are constructed. ...more

August 20, 2008

Hillsborough County is providing nearly $1 million in cash and in-kind contributions to help Habitat for Humanity create a compact community for 25 low-income families. ...more

July 9, 2008

An Oregon company with retirement villages across the country is targeting a 20-acre parcel off Lithia-Pinecrest Road for its next project. ...more

July 2, 2008

SEBRING – When asked about impact fees, Wayne Gourley's response likely echoed the opinion of many in construction as well as some outside of the industry. "If their purpose is to slow down growth they came up with a heck of a good plan," said Gourley, the owner of Gourley Plastering. The Highlands County Commission began collecting impact fees — charges on new residential, industrial and commercial buildings for things such as roads and schools – this year. The commission voted last week to raise the fees at 30 percent of their recommended level in 2008 – a 5-percent increase from the 25 percent rate now in effect. ...more

September 16, 2007