I heard some information about first-time homebuyers receiving a $7,500 tax break. Can you tell me about this? I am a first-time buyer. ...more

February 22, 2009

A staggering 2.6 million jobs disappeared in 2008, the most since World War II, and the pain is only getting worse with 11 million Americans out of work and searching. Unemployment hit a 16-year high of 7.2 percent in December and could be headed for 10 percent or even higher by year's end. ...more

January 10, 2009

For two years, Edwin Letras searched for a home he could afford. Discouraged, he thought his three young children were destined to grow up in a two-bedroom apartment. ...more

July 18, 2008

The average size of tarpon along Florida's west coast has steadily increased since the $50 kill-tag regulation was put in place in 1989. And the results of this conservation measure are nowhere more evident than at Boca Grande Pass, where fish in excess of 200 pounds - once nearly unheard of - are now landed every summer season. ...more

July 18, 2008

It has been seasonably hot and the water temperature is hovering in the low 90s. ...more

July 9, 2008

This morning in a federal courtroom, Tampa political consultant and Democratic voter Victor DiMaio will make a second stab at forcing the seating of Florida's Democratic delegates to the party's national convention. ...more

May 28, 2008

Thousands of hatchery-reared bass are settling in for a new life at Lake Seminole. ...more

October 24, 2007

SEMINOLE - Thousands of hatchery-reared bass are settling in for a new life at Lake Seminole. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission released 7,000 6-inch largemouth bass today in the 700-acre Pinellas County lake as part of a research project to compare growth and survival rates of stocked bass with those of wild largemouths. ...more

October 23, 2007

The tattoo on Jason Carter's throat reads: 'sober.' It's a badge of honor for the recovering drug addict and former prison inmate. ...more

October 8, 2007

Somewhere, Kevin Federline is laughing. An out-of-shape, out-of-touch Britney Spears delivered what was destined to be the most talked about performance of the MTV Video Music Awards - but for all the wrong reasons. ...more

September 10, 2007