U.S. consumers and businesses are filing for bankruptcy at a pace that made 2009 the seventh-worst year on record, with more than 1.4 million petitions submitted, according to an Associated Press tally. ...more

January 5, 2010

When their fears were confirmed and Phyllis DeSofi was given a diagnosis in 1980 of progressive multiple sclerosis, husband Oliver knew what he had to do. Banking memories was at the top of the list. ...more

December 26, 2009

A man was arrested Tuesday night after police say he stabbed another person in the leg following an argument at an Avon Park bar. ...more

November 27, 2009

At 2:26 p.m. Tuesday, Laura April got a disturbing text message from Christopher Hanney. ...more

November 19, 2009

If you're looking for a job and you like dropping in on people, you might be a good fit for one of at least 4,000 local jobs coming open for U.S. census workers. ...more

November 13, 2009

It looks like more H1N1 swine flu vaccine is making it's way to our neck of the woods. As is always the case, some people are refusing to take it, saying there are side effects and that it's not necessary. This vaccine is no more dangerous than any other flu vaccine, and getting it can protect individuals, family members, neighbors and coworkers. For that reason, we hope people use good sense and get the vaccine. ...more

November 13, 2009

A giant silvery helium balloon floated away from a yard in Colorado with a 6-year-old boy believed to be aboard and slowly touched down in a field two hours later with the child nowhere in sight, setting off a frantic search. ...more

October 16, 2009

Gasoline prices have dropped below $2 a gallon at many locations in the Tampa Bay area and elsewhere due to fears that the swine flu outbreak could hurt summer travel. ...more

April 29, 2009

Applications to the University of South Florida are in line to break another record this year, said undergraduate admissions director Bob Spatig. ...more

March 27, 2009

The protracted wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are forcing the Obama administration to rethink what for more than two decades has been a central premise of U.S. strategy: that the nation need only prepare to fight two major wars at a time. ...more

March 16, 2009