Apple Inc. updated its iMac desktop computer line Tuesday and introduced a mouse that responds to the touch of fingers instead of using buttons or scroll wheels. ...more

October 21, 2009

Clearwater police have arrested a 25-year-old Clearwater man on charges he manufactured checks and then used them to get cash. ...more

March 10, 2009

An accountant was arrested Saturday on charges that he stole $1.6 million from a law firm for which he was doing some work, apparently to support a gambling habit, according to Pinellas County sheriff's records. ...more

January 26, 2009

As Black Friday ticks ever closer, you'd think a once-in-a-lifetime sale will be taking place when Best Buy opens at 5 a.m. Friday. ...more

November 27, 2008

As Black Friday ticks ever closer, you'd think a once-in-a-lifetime sale will be taking place at Best Buy when it opens its doors at 5 o'clock on the morning after Thanksgiving. Four nylon tents line the sidewalk just east of the front door. Sleepy-eyed squatters peer out from half-open flaps. ...more

November 26, 2008

I spent Saturday night relaxing at Highlands Hammock State Park with lots of other people, listening to the songs of the California Toe Jam Band. The weather was perfect (if not a bit too warm), the food was plentiful, and my $10 in raffle tickets supported someone else winning the 50/50 prize. It was a nice way to pass the evening, far from the crowds and lines at every store in my Christmas shopping lineup. My mother recently asked me what I want for Christmas. I think I was much easier to shop for as a kid. I knew what I wanted. I went meticulously through the Sears Wishbook, making a list for Santa, complete with catalog page numbers, item numbers, and prices. Give me a talking G.I. Joe with Kung Fu Grip, a Haunted Mansion 3-D board game, some books, candy to fill the stocking...and, oh, you can keep the underwear and socks. ...more

December 10, 2007