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The world's oceans used to be thought of as a limitless resource to be exploited. But the world's booming population and a huge increase in the number of…

Last week, we reported that Tampa Bay's roads were among the most congested in the country. But new numbers suggest bay-area traffic is more than just…

The foreclosure-tracking website RealtyTrac released its midyear report today, and Tampa Bay stood out nationwide as the metro area with the highest…

Hotels in St. Petersburg and Tampa did well in June.Hotel occupancy rates in the Tampa- St. Petersburg area went up 5.8 percent from last year. The…

Today marks one month before the start of the Republican National Convention. But many of the people coming to Tampa won't be sharing in the coronation of…

After the Floridan Hotel rose 19 stories above downtown Tampa during the Roaring 20s, it became not only the tallest building in Florida - but the…

Col. Lenny Richoux was certainly a popular commander when running Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base. He started a friends of MacDill program to encourage…

While you were glued to the Olympics all weekend, Florida's attorney general traveled to the battleground state of New Hampshire to campaign for…

The protest activity in downtown Tampa surrounding the Republican National Convention remained sporadic - but spirited - Tuesday. A rally in support of…

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is the highest-profile Florida speaker at tonight's Republican National Convention session.She told the Miami Herald…

On Wednesday's show, calls and Facebook comments poured in for our guests:Former Tampa Mayor Pam IorioRNC Tampa Bay Host Committee President and CEO Ken…

"Even with the annual influx of tourists and snowbirds, Anna Maria Island remains a close-knit, small town where neighbors know and care about each other," says resident Marlane Wurzbach.

From "smart guy" to "backwards," when the Republican vice presidential nominee's supporters and critics are asked to describe him, they've got some comments.

The West Central Florida Federation of Labor AFL-CIO Central Labor Council held their "Welcome to Romney's America," a rally of what life under a…

The color at Tampa's Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park Wednesday was less Republican red and more Planned Parenthood pink. A crowd of about 250, made up of…

In Tampa, the phrase "Republican Party" can take on a whole new meaning as it gets later in the day. While politicians try to stir up emotions with prime-time speeches, nightclubs offer a different outlet.

Republicans united behind their nominees tonight, as they emphasized why they think former Gov. Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan are the best leaders for the nation. But there was much more to absorb from the evening at the GOP convention.

Tired of hearing and seeing "We Built It,'' yet?"If it were a drinking game, we'd all be sloshed by now,'' joked Melinda Henneberger of the Washington…

There's still one full day of events left in the Republican National Convention, but it's not too early to begin assessing how the region fared. And,…

Some Tampa Bay area voters received a flier in the mail today from Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan titled, "A Plan to Save and Strengthen Medicare and Social…

Just a few steps away from the security perimeter outside the Tampa Convention Center is a reporter's oasis.It’s the Google Lounge—and it’s…

"I wish President Obama had succeeded because I want America to succeed," the Republican presidential nominee plans to tell the nation tonight. But instead, he will say, "hope and change" have turned to disappointment.

It may take only a little sugar to make candy and cookies tasty treats, but sugar is big business.This election cycle, sugar growers gave more to…

A Tampa Bay Times investigation is raising questions about Congressman Vern Buchanan of Sarasota and a land deal involving a nonprofit that helps…

In this year's presidential election, Latinos are a major voting bloc — and Spanish is getting its close-up.