Universities and colleges are still waiting for tuition payments for thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who attended school last fall under the new GI Bill, leaving the veterans panicked that they'll be unable to return to class in January. ...more

December 23, 2009

James Cameron's 3-D "Avatar" has all the smack of a Film Not To Miss, but it nevertheless feels unsatisfying. ...more

December 18, 2009

Volunteers get toys ready for Toys For Tots program. ...more

December 17, 2009

It looks as though area residents and business owners have come through again in the 2009 Toys for Tots South Shore drive. ...more

December 16, 2009

One of our most distinguished contributors to the Hernando Today letters to the editor posed a most significant question today, asking, "Why do Elected Officials refuse to listen to us?" ...more

October 24, 2009

Edward Graziano wanted to be temporarily released from the Pinellas County Jail so he could attend his father's funeral, but a hearing wasn't scheduled until after the service. Graziano, who faces charges he tried to have his wife, Debbie, killed, still wants the furlough so he can travel to New York to pay his respects and to console his mother, his attorney, John Trevena, said Monday. A hearing on the proposed furlough is scheduled for this morning. ...more

May 12, 2009

Martha Minahan is the opening act. She stands before the group and introduces her husband, Bill. ...more

March 26, 2009

Chris Dyson's personal trainer is a former Marine, which gives you an idea of how the 31-year-old team owner and driver for Dyson Racing feels about his physical fitness. ...more

March 20, 2009

The Bay area's unemployment rate is nearing double-digit levels, with 9.7 percent of the region's work force now jobless. ...more

March 7, 2009

Offers of help are pouring in for a young couple burned out of their house when a pan of french fries caught fire in their kitchen Jan. 5. ...more

January 21, 2009