Lorena Ochoa chopped into the mangled grass and was stunned to see her ball hop only a few inches, sending her to a double bogey as her hopes for a third straight major championship slipped away from her. ...more

June 8, 2008

Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., a deep-sea exploration and salvage company, said it has discovered two separate shipwrecks in the English Channel. Both shipwrecks, which contain colonial-era artifacts, are outside the territorial waters of any sovereign nation, said Odyssey, a publicly-held company. ...more

May 29, 2008

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A Florida deep-sea exploration company says it has found two colonial-era shipwreck sites in the English Channel. ...more

May 29, 2008

"Powerhouse Principles: The Billionaire Blueprint for Real Estate Success" by Jorge Perez (Celebra, $23.95) ...more

May 18, 2008

Spain claims it has evidence that the sunken treasure recovered last year by Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration was taken from a 19th century Spanish warship without consent of the Spanish government, according to papers filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Tampa. ...more

May 9, 2008

After losing her home to a fire, Kit Raymond says she is at peace and humbled by an 'outpouring of love.' ...more

May 8, 2008

TAMPA - Spain claims it has evidence that the sunken treasure recovered last year by Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration was taken from a 19th century Spanish warship without consent of the Spanish government, according to papers filed today in U.S. District Court in Tampa. ...more

May 8, 2008

SEBRING — A constant stream of men and women – most driving dinged-up pickups with scarred hands and broken fingernails – drove onto the scales Monday at Jim's Auto Salvage's scrap metal division. They sold car batteries, major appliances, metal poles, air conditioners and even a 240-pound metal garage door. The trucks were carrying mostly junk – items useless to most – but valuable as scrap metal destined for recycling. ...more

May 6, 2008

FORT MEADE - Firefighters have contained a 10-acre brush fire off District Line Road and State Road 60 in south-central Polk County, a fire services spokeswoman said. ...more

May 2, 2008

The Writers Guild of America moved swiftly Sunday toward a resolution of its 3-month-old strike, with guild leaders deciding to recommend the contract to members and to ask them to vote on a quick end to the walkout. ...more

February 11, 2008