It's difficult enough for car dealers to contend with a struggling economy that has hit them hard. But Saturn dealers also have to deal with the future of their products and their company. ...more

March 29, 2009

A century ago, at the dawn of food safety laws, inspection amounted to little more than opening a bin of flour and looking for something wiggly. ...more

February 14, 2009

A St. Petersburg man was sentenced today to 111 months in prison and his former girlfriend 46 months for selling thousands of pounds of marijuana. U.S. District Judge Susan Bucklew imposed the prison terms on Keith Pritchett, 29, and Monique Pruitt, 28, both of 4225 Cortez Way S. They both pleaded guilty Aug. 26 to conspiring to possess with the intent of distributing large quantities of marijuana. ...more

November 26, 2008

China's tainted milk scandal, which has led to bans or recalls in 16 countries and raised fresh concerns about the made-in-China label, spread Monday to big-name Western brands as British candy-maker Cadbury announced a recall of its Chinese-made chocolate. ...more

September 30, 2008

Out of 20 more suspect lollipops seized by authorities Thursday, only one appears to have a piece of metal embedded in it, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. ...more

February 15, 2008

PLANT CITY - Executives of a local company that has supplied the city with John Deere equipment since 1996 say an upcoming merger with Ocala-based Highland Tractor Co. will strengthen both businesses. ...more

November 7, 2007