LAKE PLACID — Camp Cloverleaf, Highlands County 4-H's overnight camp, got a surprise –– and what is described as a "substantial" financial gift –– from a donor that will benefit 4-H children in the county and the state. That's the assessment of John Alleyne, director of the Highlands County Extension Service, of the gift left in the will of a wealthy man who recently passed away. Kristin Bird, coordinator of 4-H Resources and Alumni Affairs at the University of Florida in Gainesville, agreed. She said the amount of the gift is "substantial," but it could not be released publicly for at least two to three weeks, if at all. ...more

June 4, 2008

Luxury-home builder Toll Bros. Inc. on Tuesday posted a second-quarter loss that was smaller than Wall Street expected, as a hefty write-down driven by joint ventures was offset by other income. ...more

June 4, 2008

Two days after the "American Idol" finale, the two Davids are still talking about music. ...more

May 23, 2008

For U.S. retailers, the phrase "challenging environment" has become a shared refrain for one of the toughest quarters in decades. And merchants expect the climate to remain rough for the rest of the year as higher gas and food costs as well as slumping home prices weigh on shoppers. ...more

May 21, 2008

NFL owners voted unanimously Tuesday to end their labor agreement with the players' union in 2011. The league and union, however, insisted the next three seasons won't be interrupted by a contract dispute and both sides are working toward a new deal. ...more

May 20, 2008

Chrysler is extending for another month its offer to subsidize customers' gasoline prices for three years. ...more

May 20, 2008

After months of doubt surrounding the proposed sale of the Lightning to Hollywood producer Oren Koules, the process is in the final stages of being completed. ...more

May 3, 2008

Jake Long visited New York City for the first time this week and landed a nifty souvenir - a Miami Dolphins jersey bearing uniform No. 1. ...more

April 27, 2008

Shares of Progress Energy fell Thursday after the Raleigh, N.C.-based energy company reported a 38 percent drop in fourth-quarter earnings. ...more

February 15, 2008

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and her advisers increasingly think that, after a series of losses, she has been boxed into a must-win position in the Ohio and Texas primaries March 4, and she has begun reassuring anxious donors and superdelegates that the nomination is not slipping away from her, aides said Monday. ...more

February 12, 2008