Three arrests have been made since a home invasion Nov. 18 that authorities say was a murder-for-hire scheme. ...more

December 16, 2008

When the economy gets tough, people are less likely to get their hair styled. ...more

December 9, 2008

Facing another challenging year in a grim economy, the Port of Tampa is bracing for a drop in business in 2009 but is preparing for the day the economy starts to rebound, port director Richard Wainio said today in his annual state of the port address. ...more

December 4, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist says he still may propose borrowing from the state's tobacco settlement trust fund to help avoid a budget deficit even though the fund has lost nearly half its value. ...more

November 20, 2008

Citigroup is shedding approximately 53,000 more employees in the coming quarters as the banking giant struggles to steady itself after suffering massive losses from deteriorating debt. ...more

November 18, 2008

Florida's public employee pension plan has lost more than a quarter of its peak value, but Gov. Charlie Crist and other officials Monday said the fund is built for the long haul and there's no need to panic. ...more

November 17, 2008

I am a member of a homeowners association. Recently, a letter written by the president of our board was sent to all owners. The letter pertained to a common area property that was deeded over to our community many years ago by the developer. I have a question regarding a sentence in the letter: ...more

November 9, 2008

The government will borrow a record $550 billion in the current quarter as it scrambles to fund the huge rescue programs being put in place to deal with the worst financial crisis in seven decades. ...more

November 3, 2008

WASHINGTON - Regulators on Friday shut down Freedom Bank, a small bank located in Bradenton. It was the 17th failure this year of a federally insured bank. ...more

October 31, 2008

TAMPA - An accountant pleaded guilty today to lying to the Bank of Tampa to obtain more than $230,000 in commercial loans for his business. ...more

October 9, 2008