With layoffs spreading, the number of initial claims for jobless benefits rose last week, while the total number of people continuing to receive benefits set a record high, the government said Thursday. ...more

March 13, 2009

With layoffs spreading, the number of initial claims for jobless benefits rose last week, while the total number of people continuing to receive benefits set a record high, the government said Thursday. ...more

March 12, 2009

Tarpon Springs is proceeding at a rapid pace with plans to foster economic redevelopment in its two main commercial centers, downtown and the Sponge Docks. Unlike many other cities, Tarpon Springs has two commercial "main streets." The focus downtown is on arts and antiques. The Sponge Docks riverfront district features the city's Hellenic heritage. ...more

January 31, 2009

It happened again last week. An 82-year-old St. Petersburg man suffering from dementia drove away from his home about 10 a.m. Wednesday and never returned. ...more

November 24, 2008

WASHINGTON - The nation's unemployment rate bolted to a 14-year high of 6.5 percent in October as another 240,000 jobs were cut, the government said Friday. It was stark proof the economy is almost certainly in a recession. ...more

November 7, 2008

If you're a chic pooch, of course you must have the perfect running togs to run with Mom and Dad, or just the right motorcycle gear when you and your humans roar around on the Hog. ...more

September 28, 2008

If you're a chic pooch, of course you must have the perfect running togs to run with Mom and Dad, or just the right motorcycle gear when you and your humans roar around on the Hog. ...more

September 27, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama's campaign said Thursday that it collected $52 million in June, the second-best fundraising month of the year, through an aggressive mix of small and large contributions that produced more than twice the amount raised by Sen. John McCain. ...more

July 18, 2008

The rapid pace of development along hurricane-prone coasts is adding a new level of urgency for forecasters to more accurately pinpoint potential storm impact zones, the director of the National Hurricane Center said Monday. ...more

May 13, 2008

Once a middle school opens in Citrus Park and a high school opens in Lutz, northwestern Hillsborough will experience a lull in school construction. ...more

October 27, 2007