The Brief Citrus County residents and government officials are embroiled in a battle over a potential data center that could be built in Holder. The Deltona Corporation is asking for a major expansion of land that would be zoned for industrial use along U... See more
The Brief The Veterans Council of Hillsborough County held a commemoration service for the 35th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm. In 1991, US troops and a coalition of nearly three dozen countries pushed Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait. 700,000 American... See more
The Brief Cody Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, was killed in a drone strike on a Kuwaiti base and was among the first four service members identified by the Pentagon. Khork was a 2008 graduate of Lake Region High School and participated in ROTC at Florida Sou... See more
The Brief Iranian-Americans in Florida are petrified for their loved ones in their native country, but welcome the departure of Ayatollah Khomeini. In Florida, 13,000 Iranian-Americans currently live in the state, according to one estimate. They are conce... See more
The Brief Three men from Tampa were on a boat that was attacked by the Cuban military after it approached Cuba's northern coast. Michel Ortega Casanova, of Tampa, and Pavel Alling Pena, of Clearwater, were killed. Leo Gomez, of Tampa, was taken into custo... See more
