Booze flowed and disco lights sparkled in the 1980s at ABC Liquors' back-door clubs, as patrons danced like it was 1999. Now the retooled, 73-year-old company is building stores like it isn't 2009. ...more

November 29, 2009

A suspected identity thief who authorities say stole credit cards from cars at Pinellas County beaches almost five years ago was arrested in Miami this week. ...more

November 24, 2009

A congressional report shows the Secret Service is investigating more threats against government officials, including President Barack Obama, than ever before, according to The Boston Globe. ...more

October 25, 2009

MIAMI (AP) — The Florida Power & Light Company must pay a $25 million penalty for a massive outage that left nearly one million homes and businesses without power last year. ...more

October 8, 2009

Rare, expensive foie gras from a beer-fed, hand-massaged goose? Try a can of beans and a few spices. ...more

January 9, 2009

If former Gov. Jeb Bush decides to run for U.S. Senate, he could find himself facing an old foe. ...more

December 30, 2008

Over the past year, the volunteer master gardeners of the Highlands County Extension Service fielded more than 8,000 inquiries from people on everything from handling problems with turf and trees to advice on putting in flower or vegetable gardens. ...more

December 18, 2008

With roughly 1,000 firearms stolen from gun dealers each year in West Central Florida, federal agents want shop owners to be more vigilant in the lead-up to the Super Bowl. Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives gave a seminar today for some of the region's 1,600 licensed firearms dealers. Among the topics: how burglars break into gun stores. ...more

December 15, 2008

In a state that leads the nation in mortgage fraud, Tampa had the second-most cases of suspicious loan activity of any Florida city, according to a report released Tuesday from the Reston, Va.-based Mortgage Asset Research Institute. ...more

December 3, 2008

In a state that leads the nation in mortgage fraud, Tampa had the second most cases of suspicious loan activity of any Florida city, according to a report released this morning from the Reston, Va.-based Mortgage Asset Research Institute. ...more

December 2, 2008