Area food banks say they have never seen the local economy so bad and the need for emergency donations of food so great. ...more

November 14, 2009

With Thanksgiving only weeks away, those who can afford to buy an extra can of food should donate it to either the Shepherd Center, in Tarpon Springs, or FEAST food pantry, in Palm Harbor. Don't even think of it as altruistically donating to help others; ...more

November 14, 2009

GAINESVILLE - University of Florida LB Ryan Stamper is a popular guy these days. The Jacksonville native said he has been swamped with ticket requests for Saturday's game against Georgia. ...more

October 29, 2009

Pasco County is considering sweeping changes to how future residents will live, work and get around. Here's where things stand and where they may be headed: ...more

October 18, 2009

The small rallies recently on Wall Street provided many investors with a glimpse of hope. Maybe the economic slide will begin to ease? Maybe there's more good news to come? Maybe recovery is on the way? ...more

March 24, 2009

In a sign that it is getting tougher to survive, middle class and larger families are now turning to faith-based charitable group the Shepherd Center for emergency allotments of food. ...more

November 15, 2008

Phone company Frontier Communications Co. will probably charge its subscribers a dollar or two per gigabyte of Internet traffic if they go over the monthly allotments the company plans to introduce next year, Frontier's chief executive said Friday. ...more

November 2, 2008

Visualize living in the South in 1862. It's time to kill a hog or cow in order to feed your family. Just finding an animal to kill is a challenge - Yankees have been stealing your livestock to feed their invading army. ...more

October 13, 2008

Goldman Sachs Group, seeking to improve not only its balance sheet but its standing with investors, has undertaken a huge capital-raising program that includes an investment of at least $5 billion from Warren Buffett and a common stock offering for another $5 billion. ...more

September 25, 2008

Fifth Third Bancorp., trying to shore up its capital base amid rising loan losses, said Wednesday it will slash its dividend by nearly two-thirds and try to raise $2 billion with a stock offering and the sale of some noncore businesses. ...more

June 19, 2008