First came the health problems. Then, unable to work, Ada Noda watched the bills pile up. And then, suffocating in debt, the 80-year-old did something she never thought she'd be forced to do. ...more

August 28, 2008

Three people were arrested late Tuesday night in connection with a robbery at a motel on U.S. 19 on Aug. 8 in which a woman was beaten by a pair of female intruders. ...more

August 27, 2008

CLEARWATER - Three people were arrested Tuesday, accused of taking items — including the towels — of beachgoers, Clearwater police said. ...more

August 6, 2008

This month, Cesar Manuel-Reina Verdecia went shopping at a Publix, police say, where he tried to purchase two gift cards for $600. ...more

July 20, 2008

Earlier this month, Cesar Maneul-Reina Verdecia went shopping at a Publix, police say, where he tried to purchase two gift cards for $600. ...more

July 19, 2008

Three teenagers have been arrested, accused of breaking in to and stealing from five vehicles in the Brandon-Valrico area in the past month. ...more

July 15, 2008

MANATEE COUNTY - Sheriff's detectives say they had arrested two people in connection with several burglaries dating back to August 2007. ...more

July 8, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG As he has done for years, Bryan Hilbert was riding his bicycle on the Pinellas Trail one afternoon in March when he was approached by two men riding bicycles. ...more

July 3, 2008

CORY LAKE ISLES - The Cory Lake Isles Property Owners Association and residents who are suing it are headed back to court June 24. Developer Gene Thomason turned over the financial records of Cory Lakes Limited, which billed homeowners for management and security services for the gated New Tampa community. But lawyer Mark Basurto, who represents the seven homeowners who are suing over access to the records, said the documents raised more questions than they answered. ...more

June 13, 2008

Gas prices? We'll stay home. Presidential race? We still have five more months of that to go. Deepening recession? Break out the credit cards. ...more

May 30, 2008