AS 22-year-old Bonita Springs woman says her baby died because officials ignored her complaints while she was pregnant in the Collier County jail. ...more

February 15, 2009

Delmon Young and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to terms on a $1,152,000, one-year contract. ...more

February 13, 2009

An index that tracks signed contracts to purchase existing homes rebounded in December, as buyers snapped up properties at deep discounts, especially in the South and Midwest. ...more

February 4, 2009

Miami City Ballet will cut eight dancers because it can't afford to pay them. ...more

February 3, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - After months of tense negotiations, Pasco County school employees may get new contracts next week. ...more

January 31, 2009

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama signed a series of executive orders Friday that he said should "level the playing field" for labor unions in struggles with management. ...more

January 30, 2009

No more free license plates for Florida Highway Patrol troopers' marked cars. That's the rule from FHP director Electra Bustle. Bustle made the statements after The Miami Herald and St. Petersburg Times questioned the free-tag deal. ...more

January 25, 2009

Residents hauling televisions and computer gear clogged traffic on West Spruce Street on Saturday for the chance to ditch those old devices safely. ...more

January 11, 2009

Automobile dealers are in a huge sales slump, a fact obvious to all observers. While there are many economic reasons for the lack of sales, there also is a self-inflicted one: Dealer fees running as high as $699 are unprecedented in any other area of our economy. Your shoes are not priced at $100 with a $10 "handling fee" added when you approach the cash register. ...more

January 11, 2009

Verizon Wireless completed its $5.9 billion purchase of Alltel Wireless today, merging two significant cellular phone companies in the South. ...more

January 9, 2009