Mary Billman often relies on volunteer drivers to take her to and from chemotherapy treatments at her doctors' office in Tampa. ...more

July 2, 2008

It's hot outside, the kids are itching to go play at the beach, and you know everyone's epidermis needs some level of protection. But the latest news about skin safety is so overwhelming, sitting in a dark room seems the only safe option. ...more

June 15, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist spared parks, roads, drainage plans and dozens of other local projects from his veto pen Wednesday when he approved nearly every bit of the $66 billion budget that lawmakers submitted for the fiscal year starting July 1. ...more

June 12, 2008

A prominent Tampa businessman and philanthropist, with red, teary eyes, sat at his attorney's conference table Wednesday morning and told how his sister, brother-in-law and niece betrayed him through a plot to extort $1.2 million. ...more

June 12, 2008

Don Wallace had a dirt lot, two travel trailers and $500. That humble 1976 investment he made with his father and brother turned a small recreational vehicle business into "Florida's Newest Tourist Attraction," making Lazydays RV SuperCenter near Seffner an icon in the industry and a local landmark. ...more

June 12, 2008

TAMPA - South Carolina and Florida authorities have arrested the sister, brother-in-law and niece of Tampa businessman and philanthropist Don Wallace, on charges that they conspired to extort money from him. ...more

June 11, 2008

TALLAHASSEE -Gov. Charlie Crist has signed the state's $66 billion budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, approving nearly every request for money that lawmakers made for parks, pools, shelters, roads and other local projects. ...more

June 11, 2008

Construction of a cancer research center expected to create an estimated 165 high-paying science jobs is well under way near the University of South Florida. ...more

June 10, 2008

Linda Restall of Hunter's Green was named the New Guardian of the Year at the recent Guardian ad Litem Volunteer Recognition Ceremony, sponsored by Voices for Children. ...more

June 7, 2008

It's hot outside, the kids are itching to go play at the beach, and you know everyone's epidermis needs some level of protection. But the latest news about skin safety is so overwhelming, sitting in a dark room seems the only safe option. ...more

June 6, 2008