Macy's says it will close 11 underperforming stores in 9 states — affecting 960 employees — after one of the weakest holiday seasons in years. ...more

January 8, 2009

I hope your holidays were as pleasant as mine were this year. We had family guests come and go over several days, with nary a peep of discord or hurled object. There may have been some light poking, but overall the atmosphere was just plain fun and relaxing. ...more

January 7, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist named a Cuban-born judge from South Florida to the Florida Supreme Court on Friday. ...more

January 3, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist announced his third appointment to the Florida Supreme Court this morning. Judge Jorge Labarga will replace Justice Harry Lee Anstead when he retires. ...more

January 2, 2009

ABC News is reporting that FBI agents have questioned witnesses to determine whether Rep. Tim Mahoney violated federal laws by putting his former mistress on the congressional payroll. ...more

January 1, 2009

It's funny, isn't it, that of the four people at Lakeshore Mall, asked about their most special Christmas memory, each involved a holiday with a mother, a father or a child. ...more

December 25, 2008

PLANT CITY The Florida Strawberry Festival ranked 35th among the top 50 largest fairs in North America, a trade Web site said. ...more

December 24, 2008

More than two weeks after a small plane carrying two people crashed in the Gulf of Mexico off Homosassa, one of the victim's bodies has been identified. ...more

December 19, 2008

More than two weeks after a small plane carrying two people crashed in the Gulf of Mexico off Homosassa, a second body has been recovered. ...more

December 19, 2008

The show must go on. Or in this case, the Jim Taveniere Holiday Tournament, which has become a cottage industry in Highlands County longer than most can remember, but economic hard times nearly put the annual event in jeopardy. ...more

December 19, 2008