It's the holiday season, but it's not a cheery time for Floridians with disabilities and their families. The state is in the process of reviewing individual "cost plans" - a process that likely will result in painful service reductions for many of Florida's most vulnerable citizens. ...more

December 20, 2009

We want to know the circumstances of your best Christmas. Was it as a child when Santa brought that gift you were longing for or when you made it home from a tough year in college or traveled a long way to a family gathering? Maybe it was the worst of times in the military, but you made the best of it with your pals. ...more

December 11, 2009

Bobby Bowden will coach his final game at Florida State in Jacksonville's Gator Bowl on New Year's Day. ...more

December 6, 2009

Brad Marcel doesn't have a car. Instead, the University of South Florida junior chooses to ride his bike wherever he needs to go. He tries to ride on side streets and through neighborhoods to avoid traffic, and he said that up until now it's worked out pretty well. ...more

December 3, 2009

A Cape Coral soldier has died in Iraq, and a Jacksonville Marine has died in Afghanistan. ...more

December 3, 2009

Regarding your front-page article on new mammogram recommendations by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force ("Anger and frustration," Nov. 18): ...more

November 23, 2009

Mark Yaffe's opulent mansion in Avila always has been the most sensational aspect of National Gold Exchange's bankruptcy case. ...more

November 11, 2009

Re: "Sick of Obama opposition" in the Oct. 29 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

November 5, 2009

These aren't the best of times. Maybe you lost your job or you're facing foreclosure. But they say there's a silver lining in every cloud. If something good has come out of your bad circumstances, or if you've found a renewed purpose after being forced to make an unexpected transition, we'd love to hear from you. Send an e-mail to mbearden@tampatrib.com, and put Thankful in the subject line. Or you can write: Michelle Bearden, Tampa Tribune, 200 S. Parker St., Tampa, FL 33606. ...more

October 31, 2009

A jury needed only an hour of deliberation to acquit a Hudson man of aggravated battery Monday night. ...more

October 28, 2009