SEBRING — Tim Fanning gets up early every weekday morning, walks along a sandy path to where his bike is parked, then rides over to Labor Finders, 3735 Kenilworth Blvd. It's first-come, first-served at the temporary employment agency, so Fanning, 43, gets there by 4 a.m. Those who show up at 7 a.m. usually don't get jobs. Day laborers don't stand in line, there's no need. They mentally keep track of who came before them. "It's the honor system," said Johnny Malone, 40. ...more

February 8, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash on U.S. 19 involving a Pasco County sheriff's deputy en route to a call about 3 p.m. today. ...more

February 5, 2008

A Pasco deputy was hurt in a traffic crash on U.S. 19 near the Pithlachascotee River bridge at 3:05 p.m. today, according to an alert from the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. ...more

February 5, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Drive past the intersection of Benjamin Road and Waters Avenue, and you'll likely miss a treasure in plain sight. ...more

February 3, 2008

Forgive me, runners, for I have sinned. It's been 12 months since my last — and first — marathon. ...more

January 31, 2008

"The Commoner," by John Burnham Schwartz (Doubleday, $24.95) ...more

January 27, 2008

After seven months as chief executive, Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang has concluded hundreds of employees will have to be fired to help the slumping Internet icon recover from years of misguided management. ...more

January 23, 2008

Or Ben Said stood anxiously beside his father inside Temple David, a blue and white prayer shawl draped around his slight shoulders, a black leather box bound upon his head. ...more

January 15, 2008

The three adult children of a woman killed by a falling tree limb in Zephyr Park have agreed to settle their wrongful death lawsuit against the city. ...more

January 10, 2008

It's been nearly seven months since Stepha Henry disappeared during a visit to Florida with her younger sister. ...more

December 24, 2007