As far back as last fall, with the Tampa Bay Rays still fighting to stay alive in their unlikely playoff run, Joe Maddon was occasionally caught musing about how much he was looking forward to spring training. ...more

February 15, 2009

For the first time, every player in the Tampa Bay Rays organization will gather under one roof this spring. ...more

February 13, 2009

WASHINGTON - At least Route 31 is a road to somewhere. President Barack Obama had it both ways when he promoted his stimulus plan in Indiana and later at a prime-time news conference. He bragged in Indiana about getting Congress to produce a package with no pork, yet boasted it will do good things for a Hoosier highway and a downtown overpass, just the kind of local projects lawmakers lard into big spending bills. ...more

February 10, 2009

State officials recently warned elderly residents about so-called financial planning seminars or estate preservation workshops that use a "free lunch" to lure seniors to attend. ...more

January 21, 2009

Attorney General Bill McCollum and Department of Elder Affairs Secretary E. Douglas Beach issued a consumer advisory urging senior citizens and their loved ones to think twice before taking advantage of so-called financial planning seminars or estate preservation workshops that use a "free lunch" to lure seniors to attend. ...more

December 7, 2008

Marc Taglienti vacuumed cars while an undergraduate. There was a lot of sweat and grit involved. ...more

December 1, 2008

Jeffrey Maricle told a jury last week that his leasing company went out of business in late October. He was testifying at a trial that ended with a finding of fraud against the company, Global Funding LLC. ...more

November 24, 2008

Carol Trelease sat at a poker table Saturday morning with $500 worth of chips in front of her. ...more

July 13, 2008

"I brought you a little gift," said the man at Florence Miller's doorstep five years ago, and the Naples resident decided she ought to be hospitable and let him in. ...more

June 29, 2008

PORT RICHEY - As one auto manufacturer liked to say in its sales ads, "There's never been a better time to buy." Castriota Chevrolet has purchased an automotive sales lot at 8425 U.S. 19 and plan to have it refurbished and up and running again within the month, selling pre-owned vehicles from that location. ...more

May 30, 2008