If you earn $42,000 or less, you can get free federal tax preparation help today at several area locations. Volunteers in coordination with the Internal Revenue Service will also offer other free IRS services for anyone who needs it. ...more

March 20, 2009

The roughly 21,000 Florida residents whose credit card information may have been accessed by a hacker who got into records of Wyndham Hotels and Resorts last year should monitor their credit reports, the state's attorney general warned today. ...more

February 16, 2009

Are your ancestors lolling in your genealogy files, identified only by their dates of birth and death, and by whom they married? Perhaps you should breathe a little life into their dull existences by finding out how they supported themselves and their families. ...more

January 11, 2009

When an ancestor was a Civil War veteran, your search for information can lead to genealogical gold. The Civil War produced substantial records, starting with military service files and applications for pensions, both of benefit to family historians. ...more

August 3, 2008

About 45 feet beneath the ocean's surface lies a cemetery with gates, pathways, plaques and benches. ...more

May 12, 2008

The theft of nearly $126,000 in federal rent subsidies involved more than the manipulation of the Tampa Housing Authority's computer system, housing officials said Thursday. ...more

December 14, 2007

SARASOTA — A telephone scam that targets residents of Sarasota County is playing on the fear of arrest, authorities said. ...more

December 13, 2007