"Police Chief Behind Bars, Needs Help Making Bail." Now that's the kind of banner headline reporters dream of. ...more

March 11, 2009

"POLICE CHIEF BEHIND BARS; NEEDS HELP MAKING BAIL." Now that's the kind of banner headline reporters dream of. Now that's the kind of banner headline reporters dream of. While tempting, and even technically accurate, the real story isn't quite that sensational, though it is something that warrants public attention. Port Richey Police Chief David Brown and dozens of other local residents will be doing time - from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Wednesday, March 11. ...more

March 7, 2009

A Florida hedge fund manager accused of bilking investors of up to $350 million told family members he expected to be labeled a "mini-Madoff" after disappearing on a two-week jaunt across the country before turning himself in, court documents filed Thursday show. ...more

February 12, 2009

A staggering 2.6 million jobs disappeared in 2008, the most since World War II, and the pain is only getting worse with 11 million Americans out of work and searching. Unemployment hit a 16-year high of 7.2 percent in December and could be headed for 10 percent or even higher by year's end. ...more

January 10, 2009

As the economic wreckage piles dangerously higher, the Federal Reserve is prepared to ratchet down interest rates - perhaps to their lowest point in more than four years - with the hope of relieving some of the pain felt by many Americans. ...more

October 27, 2008

Banks borrowed in record amounts from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending facility over the past week, but investment banks drew loans at a slightly lower, but still brisk, pace. ...more

October 24, 2008

When Melvin Garcia was sent to prison almost a decade ago on a racketeering conviction, he had never used a computer. Now he sends 50 e-mails a month from a federal prison in West Virginia, punctuating notes with emoticons. ...more

August 17, 2008

It's not too often that the outcome of a court case is beneficial to all parties involved, as well as taxpayers. But that's truly the case with Pasco County Adult Drug Court. ...more

February 10, 2008

First daughter Jenna Bush appeared nervous when Ellen DeGeneres asked her to call her parents during a taping of DeGeneres' talk show Tuesday. The show aired Wednesday. ...more

December 6, 2007

British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons plans to get back to the classroom once she finishes celebrating her release from a Sudanese jail. ...more

December 5, 2007