Hillsborough County detectives are trying to track down a woman who used a stolen debit card to withdraw money from Washington Mutual Bank, 2802 E. Fletcher Ave., about 5:30 p.m. March 10. ...more

March 20, 2009

About 95 government and community leaders met at an eight-hour summit Thursday to identify the top issues facing Hernando County. ...more

March 19, 2009

The chairman of AIG has told Congress he's asked executives to give back their bonuses. The chief executive officer of the failed insurance conglomerate acknowledged Wednesday that the company's multimillion-dollar bonuses were "distasteful" to many and had provoked a firestorm of wrath. "I share that anger," Edward Liddy, chairman and CEO of the American International Group Inc., said in testimony prepared for Congress. ...more

March 18, 2009

In hard economic times people are supposed to turn to comedy for escape. Right? ...more

March 18, 2009

They call themselves loan modification consultants, negotiators or specialists. Some are legitimate, but many are simple con artists looking for desperate marks facing foreclosure amid the wreckage of the nation's housing market. ...more

March 13, 2009

Jon Stewart hammered Jim Cramer and his network, CNBC, in their anticipated face-off on "The Daily Show," repeatedly chastising the "Mad Money" host for putting entertainment above journalism. ...more

March 13, 2009

Lakeland native Spencer Duhm lasted five weeks on "Survivor: Tocantins - The Brazilian Highlands" but the youngest player in the series' history was voted out when his tribe turned on him. ...more

March 13, 2009

SARASOTA - Police say arsonists started a fire at a home on 24th Street in an attempt to kill a man who they suspected of shooting an aspiring boxer and his girlfriend over the weekend. Related Links: ...more

March 12, 2009

A Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy was injured when she was pinned between a parked car and one driven by a woman being questioned who threw the vehicle into reverse with the deputy's arm caught in the rolled up window. ...more

March 12, 2009

For a guy who was billed as a potential defensive savior for the Rays heading into his first season with the team, Jason Bartlett had experienced plenty of headaches in the field during his career. ...more

March 12, 2009