Some area food pantries are seeing an increase in families in need in Hernando County ...more

November 13, 2009

We are a nation of numbers. We love surveys and polls. Every week, we check the numbers to see what movies everyone is going to see or how our favorite football teams are ranked compared to the week before. ...more

November 8, 2009

American households lost $1.33 trillion of their wealth in the first three months of the year as the recession took a bite out of stock portfolios and dragged down home prices. ...more

June 12, 2009

Here at Tranquility Base, NFL owners are gathering for their annual three-day meeting to celebrate all that is right with America's Game. ...more

March 22, 2009

Drama students at Mitchell High will take to the stage tonight for a production of "Peter Pan," but even as they perform the high-flying musical there are concerns about the future of the school's drama department. ...more

March 5, 2009

Drama students at Mitchell High will take to the stage tonight for a production of "Peter Pan," but even as they perform the high-flying musical there are concerns about the future of the school's drama department. Mitchell High is losing several hundred students when Anclote High opens in Holiday in August and that is forcing changes in some of the class offerings at the school. Nick Simons, 17, a junior, said he worries the changes could mean the end of drama at Mitchell. "It would be a great disappointment," Simons said. It may be premature to start burying theater productions at Mitchell just yet, though. Principal Ric Mellin said drama class offerings could be scaled back, depending on how enrollment numbers end up, but the administration wants to keep the elective. ...more

March 4, 2009

Among the alarming numbers from last year's economic downturn are the number of people who now need food stamps to put dinner on the table. ...more

February 6, 2009

Entering the start of training camp, Mike Smith was a question. Halfway through the season, he's been the Lightning's answer. ...more

January 8, 2009

Within the next two weeks, we'll know whether Antonio Bryant is the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year. ...more

December 26, 2008

TAMPA The sheer numbers don't tell the full story of Tampa Bay's protection racket. ...more

December 11, 2008