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Home rental interest picking up for GOP Convention

5:13 PM, May 9, 2012

Pat Torrence, the owner of YborHouse.com advertised 12 homes he wanted to rent during the week of the Republican National Convention.

INVESTIGATORS: Free mail for Congress!

3:46 PM, May 9, 2012

Taxpayers, not campaigns, are paying for pieces that tout a U.S. representative's achievements and political positions, and it cost them more than $31 million last year.

Hotel owner: Delegates shouldn't worry about wild parties

8:11 PM, May 7, 2012

The owner of Shephard's Beach Resort says the South Dakota delegates staying at the hotel for the GOP Convention shouldn't worry about wild parties.

President Obama kicks off re-election campaign

11:36 PM, May 5, 2012

President Barack Obama has officially kicked off his campaign Saturday with back-to-back rallies in two swing states.

GOP putting S. Dakota delegation at party resort

6:59 PM, May 3, 2012

If the South Dakota delegates want to party when they arrive for the Republican National Convention in August, they won't have to go far.

Tampa City Council talks RNC ''Event Zone''

12:59 PM, May 3, 2012

The boundaries encasing the Republican National Convention activity area has a new name. It's out with "Clean Zone" and in with "Event Zone."

Governor denies request to ban guns during RNC

8:03 PM, May 2, 2012

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn tried getting guns banned from the downtown area, saying it's a National Special Security Event as declared by the Secret Service.

Who could potentially be the Republican VP pick?

11:32 PM, Apr 29, 2012

As the Republican National Convention draws near -- which will take place right here in Tampa -- the clock is ticking on who Mitt Romney, the presumed Republican presidential candidate, will pick to be his running mate.

Cain: Jeb Bush would not be a good pick for V.P.

5:57 PM, Apr 26, 2012

Former Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain doesn't believe Jeb Bush would be a good pick to be Romney's running mate. But Cain doesn't think he would be a good selection either.

Monkey business in the race for Senate

1:59 PM, Apr 26, 2012

Republican Rep. Connie Mack has just released his first TV ad attacking incumbent Democratic Senator Bill Nelson.

Rick Scott running for re-election

5:46 PM, Apr 24, 2012

Gov. Scott reiterates that he's running for re-election in 2014 and he doesn't plan to spend his own cash this time.

Love Tampa Bay? Help show it off!

3:31 PM, Apr 20, 2012

It's almost that time Tampa Bay. We're a little more than four months away from the start of the Republican National Convention which is expected to draw more than 50,000 people to our area.

$450,000 to rent billboard during GOP Convention

8:11 PM, Apr 16, 2012

When the Republicans come to town, some Tampa businesses and homeowners will be looking to cash in.

President Obama and Gov. Scott cross paths in Tampa

8:57 PM, Apr 13, 2012

It's Friday the 13th, and things are going to get strange today in Tampa Bay. Two powerful men who almost never see eye to eye -- nearly enemies -- will be in the same place today.

Letter sent to voters asking to switch parties misleading?

4:38 PM, Apr 12, 2012

In mailboxes all over Hernando County, letters are showing up that ask people to switch to the Republican Party.

Police equipment approved for GOP Convention

6:48 PM, Apr 5, 2012

The Tampa City Council on Thursday approved spending $1.4-million for more police equipment that'll be used during the Republican National Convention. The historic event is scheduled for the week of August 27.

Clean Zone: Protecting lives or trampling liberty?

1:27 PM, Apr 5, 2012

Should Tampa OK big restrictions to control the relatively small number of GOP Convention protesters who plan to get violent?

Police chief answers common questions about the GOP convention

5:41 PM, Apr 4, 2012

The clock is ticking towards the start of the Republican National Convention and the invasion of more than 50,000 people.

Guns not on long list of items banned for GOP Convention

9:43 AM, Apr 3, 2012

The city had wanted to include guns on the list of banned items, but a state law prevents the city from doing that.

Will presidential campaign lead to lower gas prices?

5:58 PM, Apr 2, 2012

Will high gas prices force Presidential candidates to make promises or policy changes to provide some relief?

Local NAACP reacts to Santorum's possible racial slur

10:15 AM, Apr 2, 2012

Officials with the Hillsborough County chapter of the NAACP reacted to a YouTube clip Friday that some say shows GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum starting to call President Obama the n-word.

PolitiFact Florida gives ad its worst rating on Truth-o-Meter

5:09 PM, Mar 29, 2012

Pat Boone is in an ad for The 60 Plus Association, making what PolitiFact Florida calls "very deceptive" claims.

Woman attacked while ordering lunch at McDonald's drive-thru

Police are investigating a vicious beating at a McDonald's drive-thru in Denver.

2:10 PM, May 22, 2012

Groupon customers offered class action payout over expiration dates

 If you've ever bought a Groupon, you might be getting an email this week about a class-action lawsuit involving the expiration dates on the company's daily deals.

9:21 AM, May 23, 2012

Octomom poses in semi-nude photos for cash

An attorney for "Octomom" Nadya Suleman says she agreed to a paid interview and semi-nude photographs for a British magazine because she's struggling financially.

3:53 AM, Mar 28, 2012

31 arrested in Polk online prostitution busts

Polk deputies say more than two dozen people were arrested as a result of an online prostitution sting operation.

4:29 PM, Dec 5, 2011

Former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader Sarah Jones pleads not guilty to sex abuse

Ex-Cincinnati Bengals cheerleading squad member Sarah Jones has been charged by a grand jury with first-degree sexual abuse involving a student when she was a high school teacher.

4:10 PM, Apr 2, 2012

Lingerie store worker, Lauren Odes, says she was fired for being 'Too Hot'

That is precisely what a woman who worked at a Fifth Avenue lingerie store claims happened to her.

6:20 AM, May 22, 2012

12-year-old stock car racer Tyler Morr dies, days after crash

A 12-year-old boy who was critically injured in a youth stock car crash over the weekend has died from his injuries.

4:17 PM, May 23, 2012

Teen girls Emily Starnes and Cosandra Tyree accused in cab driver's death

Investigators say two 16-year-old girls have been arrested and charged with murder in the 2011 slaying of a North Carolina cab driver.

10:13 AM, Apr 2, 2012

Man ties up alligator after finding animal in his neighborhood

A wandering alligator caused some commotion Wednesday morning in a New Tampa neighborhood, and a resident there ended up playing cowboy with it.

4:49 PM, May 23, 2012

NC pastor Charles Worley wants to isolate gays, lesbians until they ''die out''

A North Carolina pastor's sermon is going viral after he explained his controversial plan to "get rid of" lesbians and homosexuals.

9:39 AM, May 22, 2012

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