A German grocery chain, known for low prices and a philosophy of "incredible value every day," is planning a store west of the University of South Florida. ...more

June 21, 2008

UNIVERSITY AREA - A German grocery chain, known for low prices and a philosophy of "incredible value every day," is planning a store west of the University of South Florida. Aldi, which is opening several locations in the Tampa Bay area, plans a store at University Plaza at Fletcher Avenue and Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. The Tampa Bay area stores are part of the company's Central Florida expansion, announced in August 2006. ...more

June 18, 2008

AVON PARK — A suspect in the 2001 stabbing murder of a Lake Placid man remained in Highlands County Jail without bond Monday after he was extradited from Madison County. Juan Tirso Perez, now 26, also known as Juan Tirso Marin and Juan Tirso Marin-Perez, was booked in at 9 p.m. Friday on a charge of second-degree murder as a suspect in the stabbing death of Sergio Jose Morales, according to sheriff's central records. According to the arrest narrative, it was about 12:30 a.m. Feb. 19, 2001, when Morales was stabbed to death in his trailer home at 303 Highlands Blvd., in Lake Placid. ...more

June 2, 2008

The Chinese government warned Monday that as many as 1.2 million residents might have to flee because they could be inundated by a swelling "barrier lake" formed when a river was blocked by landslides from the May 12 earthquake. ...more

May 27, 2008

Even when troop levels eventually start to drop in Iraq and Afghanistan, special operations forces will remain, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday night. ...more

May 22, 2008

DAYTONA BEACH - Dry, windy weather fueled several wildfires on Florida's central Atlantic coast Monday, destroying more than a dozen homes and driving hundreds of residents away as the governor declared a state of emergency. ...more

May 12, 2008

A few months ago, it looked as if illegal immigration was going to be one of the major issues of this year's presidential election campaign. ...more

May 11, 2008

Center Goes To Winthrop ...more

February 18, 2008

The best way to explore Marrakech's central, circuslike market square of Djemaa el-Fna is to listen. Snake charmers' flutes permeate the maze of medina shops behind every dark turn past mounds of nuts and spices offered by the gram. ...more

February 16, 2008

They call it an invisible wound, and it's quickly becoming known as the signature injury of troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...more

February 11, 2008