Despite higher-than-expected costs, Director of Environmental Services Joe Stapf continues to defend his recommendation to privatize the county's recycling program. ...more

April 29, 2011

Ben Zobrist had a franchise record eight RBIs as the Rays took the first game of their doubleheader against the Twins, 15-3. ...more

April 28, 2011

Invoices from private company total $245,000; Commissioners Adkins, Russell want answers. ...more

April 27, 2011

A judge has sentenced Lindsay Lohan to 120 days in jail for a probation violation after hearing evidence against the actress in a theft case. ...more

April 22, 2011

A federal court jury on Thursday rejected Mattel Inc.'s claims that it owns the copyright to the blockbuster, billion-dollar Bratz dolls and instead awarded upstart rival MGA Entertainment Inc. more than $88 million in damages for misappropriation of trade secrets. ...more

April 22, 2011

A federal court jury on Thursday rejected Mattel Inc.'s claims that it owns the copyright to the blockbuster, billion-dollar Bratz dolls and instead awarded upstart rival MGA Entertainment Inc. more than $88 million in damages for misappropriation of trade secrets. ...more

April 22, 2011

Deputies have identified the two people injured when a methamphetamine lab exploded at a Dade City house. ...more

April 21, 2011

A transient was arrested after a woman complained she saw someone looking at her through her home's sliding glass door from the backyard. ...more

April 20, 2011

The suicidal mother who loaded her four children into a minivan and drove it into New York's frigid Hudson River announced her plan in a cryptic Facebook message posted from her BlackBerry just before the fatal plunge. ...more

April 15, 2011

The suicidal mother who loaded her four children into a minivan and drove it into New York's frigid Hudson River announced her plan in a cryptic Facebook message posted from her BlackBerry just before the fatal plunge. ...more

April 15, 2011