Rising losses on commercial real estate loans will continue to hurt U.S. banks in coming months and pose the biggest challenge for many financial institutions and overseers, regulators said Wednesday. ...more

October 15, 2009

The eight graders at J.D. Floyd K-8 all scored 3.5 or better on the FCAT Writing test. It was reported in Thursday's edition that Victoria Hernaiz was the only teacher in the county whose students accomplished that feat. In addition to her, one teacher at Challenger K-8 also had all of her students score higher than the desired state average. Ninety-eight percent of all the eighth-grade students at Challenger scored 3.5 or better. ...more

May 17, 2009

The Rays prevailed 2-1 on a game-winning hit by Dioner Navarro that followed outstanding pitching across the board. ...more

September 17, 2008

Ask family members, friends and acquaintances about Sharon Tournade: They might easily describe her as one big loser. ...more

January 21, 2008

Egypt Lake Elementary's school grade rocketed last year from a D to an A, despite the challenge of having a student body that is 80 percent economically disadvantaged and 37 percent limited in English proficiency. ...more

November 25, 2007