Transfers from the Tampa Bay area and other slumping housing markets nationwide are forcing military members to sell homes for thousands of dollars less than they owe on their mortgage, a Tampa Bay area congressman said. ...more

May 2, 2008

Tarek and Evibeth Bathiche are a young military couple in a heap of debt. Both are 24-year-old Army sergeants stationed at Fort Meade, Md., and together they owe $27,600 on six credit cards. They need a drill sergeant to force them to shape up their financial lives, and I'm going to be as tough as I can be. ...more

February 24, 2008

LAKE PLACID – Developer Greg Arnone has one project on hold but is moving ahead with another development on Lake Sirena in Lake Placid. Arnone said ground will be broken on The Shore Club on Lake Sirena, a gated family community to be built on 71 acres of land next to Lake Placid High School, in three to four months. A couple of model homes should be constructed by Thanksgiving. The Shore Club will include 166 cottage and 40 lakeside single-family homes, of which 19 are directly on the lake. ...more

February 10, 2008

Labor Department officials said Thursday that they had proposed new regulations that address some corporate complaints that workers are abusing the Family and Medical Leave Act. ...more

January 25, 2008

Deb Benson is one grateful American. In fact, she's so thankful that she recently launched a creative nonprofit organization named "Grateful American Coin," which mints commemorative coins to be given to armed service professionals, along with a thank you for serving this nation. ...more

December 26, 2007

The game couldn't have been any closer: 0-0 going into the final minute. ...more

December 8, 2007

Thousands of men and women of the National Guard and Reserve are returning home from the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan, picking up where they left off at their grocery store, insurance or warehouse jobs. ...more

November 17, 2007

More than 1,000 students at Boyette Springs Elementary did not wait until Veterans Day to honor those connected to the U.S. armed forces. ...more

November 17, 2007

More than 1,000 students at Boyette Springs Elementary School did not wait until Veterans Day to honor those connected to the U.S. armed forces. ...more

November 17, 2007

It's not your typical Sesame Street episode. There are no lessons in letters or numbers, but there are plenty of hugs and lots of talk about feelings. ...more

October 6, 2007