Irv Friedman of Beacon Woods says it doesn't take much to produce a hateful reaction against Jews. ...more

January 14, 2009

Having completed their inaugural season last month, the South Shore Longhorns have their eye on the future. ...more

January 7, 2009

Joshua Dean Davis, 30, performed sexually explicit acts on a Web cam for a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. But the "teen" turned out to be a detective. ...more

December 18, 2008

Expanded Prep Summaries ...more

December 1, 2008

Forty-six out of 52 employees with Elberta Crate and Box Company are looking for jobs after the company discontinued manufacturing operations at its Avon Park subsidiary, according to Operations Manager Tim Dean, Monday. Elberta Crate is a family-owned and managed manufacturer of wooden wire-bound crates used primarily for vegetable packing, according to its Web site. ...more

December 1, 2008

Here's something that might provide a bit of solace amid the plunging values in your retirement accounts: Warren Buffett is losing lots of money, too. So are Tracinda's Kirk Kerkorian, investor Carl Icahn and CBS' Sumner Redstone. ...more

November 17, 2008

During the past year, University of South Florida leaders have overhauled the academic support for student-athletes and made scholastic success among players a top priority. But NCAA data released this week shows their job may be harder for some sports than others. ...more

October 20, 2008

Monday will mark the first meeting between the weakened board of the Byrd Alzheimer's center and the board -- made up mostly of University of South Florida representatives -- that now runs the institute. ...more

October 17, 2008

Millvina Dean was 2 months old when she was wrapped in a sack and lowered into a lifeboat from the doomed Titanic. Now 96, the last survivor of the sinking is selling mementos to help pay nursing home fees. ...more

October 17, 2008

Enrollment at Hillsborough Community College's new SouthShore campus is way above projections. In fact, it is about 10 times the estimate. ...more

October 13, 2008