Florida's unemployment rate hit 6.5 percent last month, the highest in 13 years. ...more

September 19, 2008

The Derrick Brooks era will end someday. It might not conclude this weekend. He could last another season. Brooks might even last an additional five years. ...more

September 13, 2008

For those who live in its path, hurricane season stirs up anxiety even before devastating winds and rains hit land. ...more

September 7, 2008

Though the east spans of the Skyway fishing piers were carrying 20,000-pound motorhomes just a few weeks ago, the Florida Department of Transportation says the 50-year-old structures are so unsafe they cannot bear even the weight of a few dozen anglers on foot - the east side of the popular structures will remain closed permanently, according to FDOT spokesperson Kris Carson. ...more

September 5, 2008

A Hillsborough County Fire Rescue employee was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital today after someone attacked him with a box cutter, officials say in a written statement. ...more

August 26, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist, who won office as a tax-cutter, now wants Florida to shovel dollars out the door faster to help the sagging economy. ...more

August 24, 2008

Zach Thomas understands the perception some people have after his abbreviated final season in Miami, though he doesn't agree with it. ...more

August 11, 2008

Jason Holden blew his whistle and his kids sprang into action on Monday, as the Lake Placid Middle School football coach opened the Green Dragon youth football camp at Roger Scarborough Memorial Stadium. ...more

July 30, 2008

Joe Stines' news was met with cheers and clapping. The library director told the residents at the Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association meeting July 22 that money for a replacement library has been included in next year's recommended budget. ...more

July 30, 2008

The retention pond along Curry Drive has been a magnet for thrill seekers. ...more

July 17, 2008