Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson announced Monday that his department is instituting a regulation that prohibits additives, chemicals or adulterants in honey produced, processed or sold in Florida unless consumers are clearly told what else is in it. ...more

July 13, 2009

A Seminole family is upset with the law after a neighbor's pit bull escaped from its yard and killed its puppy Saturday. ...more

March 10, 2009

Donna Byrne lost her job in Arcadia a couple of months ago, so she decided to go to Texas – on horseback. ...more

February 10, 2009

Five-year-old Jude Stephen is a honey of a hero. ...more

January 31, 2009

I was driving my 3-year-old daughter to preschool the other day when "She's About a Mover" by the Sir Douglas Quintet came on the radio. ...more

January 22, 2009

A 27-year-old man is accused of leading deputies on a nine-minute chase through Carrollwood late Friday, crashing into three other vehicles along the way, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

January 18, 2009

How do I substitute honey for sugar in baking recipes? For each cup of sugar called for, use 3/4 cup of honey and reduce the other liquid in the recipe by 1/4 cup. In equal measures, honey is sweeter than sugar, so you'll have the same sweetness level. Be aware that not all recipes take kindly to honey. It browns more rapidly, so keep an eye on the batter while it bakes. If bread or cake looks like it is browning too rapidly but is not done, you can lay a sheet of foil loosely over the pan to protect the surface while it finishes baking. And store the final product carefully. Honey tends to draw moisture, so baked goods such as sweet breads can actually get beads of moisture on them, which make them look spotty. ...more

January 4, 2009

Once considered a cheap cut of meat, skirt steak has become a fashionable beef choice. ...more

January 2, 2009

I believe anyone who cares for someone with severe memory impairment today or in the future can benefit greatly by reading this letter from a former caregiver: ...more

October 11, 2008

INDIAN ROCKS BEACH - A second dog has died as a result of a fire that police say started when a despondent ex-boyfriend set himself on fire in a sport utility vehicle outside his ex-girlfriend's home. ...more

January 28, 2008