TAMPA - The family of an 8-year-old girl who drowned in a Westchase swimming pool three years ago has settled its lawsuit against the Westchase Community Association, the community's property management company, a swim coach and a regulating agency for competitive swimming. ...more

May 2, 2008

TAMPA - Dean Tong, an expert on family rights and domestic violence, was arrested Monday night, accused of abusing his wife during an argument a week ago. ...more

January 29, 2008

St. Petersburg-based Home Shopping channel HSN will pay a civil penalty of $875,000 to settle allegations that it failed to report injuries and hazards related to Welbilt Electronic Pressure Cookers it sold. ...more

December 28, 2007

Developers of the Coyote Crossing subdivision have filed a lawsuit against Pasco County over limits on the number of houses they can build on their property. ...more

November 29, 2007

When it comes to music piracy, the recording industry has spent the past year singling out students at the University of South Florida as being among the worst offenders at schools nationwide. ...more

November 22, 2007

The nation's largest record companies took their fight against illegal downloads to court for the first time Tuesday, targeting a Minnesota woman they say improperly shared nearly 2,000 songs. ...more

October 3, 2007

It seems odd that Avon Park doesn't do annual evaluations of department heads. That's the case, though, and we don't believe it's fair to department heads and it's certainly not good management of people by business standards. Good managers understand that employees need to know where they stand on a regular basis, which means regular communication. Along with that, they should have an accurate evaluation every year. The key word here is "accurate." Glowing annual evaluations sure make everyone feel warm and fuzzy, but they don't begin to identify weaknesses, strengths and areas where improvement is necessary. Sitting down with a good employee and telling them that along with all their positives, they also have weaknesses is one of the toughest things a manager has to do. It's also, perhaps, the most important thing they do. ...more

September 23, 2007

A Florida Chinese restaurant chain is suing chicken giant Perdue Farms alleging the company stole its General Tso's and bourbon chicken recipes. ...more

September 13, 2007