Spring Hill residents went to the polls in November and voted overwhelmingly to make their fire district independent. ...more

December 13, 2008

Bank of America Cutting 35,000 Bank of America said it will eliminate 35,000 jobs over the next three years because of the poor economy and duplications created through its merger with financial services company Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. ...more

December 12, 2008

A man arrested Tuesday morning on petty theft and drug possession charges kicked out the rear window of a deputy's patrol car on the way to Orient Road Jail and escaped for a brief time, according to a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrest affidavit. ...more

December 9, 2008

Seconds after Samuel McGinnis asked a clown-masked robber not to hurt anyone in a CVS drugstore, the gunman shot him a second time - point blank in the chest. ...more

December 8, 2008

For the second time in three seasons, the University of South Florida likely will play in an inaugural bowl game, as the Bulls appear headed to the magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl. ...more

December 6, 2008

In the 10 years he has owned a St. Petersburg deli, Narendra Patel has been shot twice in separate robberies. ...more

December 3, 2008

The owner of a convenience store was shot and wounded even though he gave two armed robbers everything in the store's cash register, St. Petersburg police said. ...more

December 2, 2008

County Commissioner Jeff Stabins' self-styled economic stimulus program will be expanded a second time to try and drum up interest in the community. ...more

November 29, 2008

The Greater St. Petersburg Area Awesome Original Second Time Arounders Marching Band brought some Florida sunshine to New York City today in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. ...more

November 27, 2008

The husband and sister of a Gibsonton woman in a persistent vegetative state agreed today that the husband is the woman's guardian, heading off a potential dispute akin to the one involving the late Terri Schiavo. ...more

November 25, 2008