Responding to "many, many complaints," police launched a sting on Tuesday to cut back illegal sales of alcohol to minors. ...more

May 15, 2009

$27.3 billion Amount of damages Chevron could pay if it loses the case 15 Number of years the case has been working its way through the courts ...more

February 9, 2009

When the sun beats particularly hot on this land in the middle of the jungle, the roads sweat petroleum. ...more

February 9, 2009

If the Ecuadoran judge handling the case follows the recommendations of a court-ordered team of experts, the case could result in the biggest environmental judgment. ...more

February 9, 2009

HOUSTON (AP) - Exxon Mobil Corp. on Friday reported a profit of $45.2 billion for 2008, breaking its own record for a U.S. company, even as its fourth-quarter earnings fell 33 percent from a year ago. ...more

February 1, 2009

Wall Street launched a massive rebound Thursday, muscling the Dow Jones industrial average up nearly 553 points after driving it down near its lows for the year, as investors decided they did not want to miss out on cheap stocks. ...more

November 14, 2008

St. Petersburg police say they are investigating a shooting that left one person injured this morning. ...more

November 3, 2008

It's looking like a good year for big oil - again. ConocoPhillips, the first of the major oil companies to report earnings for the third quarter, said profits soared 41 percent as crude prices soared to record highs over the summer. The numbers posted by the third-largest U.S. oil company easily topped Wall Street forecasts. ...more

October 23, 2008

A 59-year-old man whose van ran out of gas was robbed at knifepoint by two men who offered to give him a ride to a gas station, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

September 24, 2008

Where oh where has that cheap gas gone? How much would you pay to find out? All three major cell phone companies are launching features that find local gas prices and give you turn-by-turn directions there: Verizon Wireless, Sprint and AT&T. Two GPS device companies are doing the same: Garmin and TomTom. ...more

June 21, 2008