U.S. consumers and businesses are filing for bankruptcy at a pace that made 2009 the seventh-worst year on record, with more than 1.4 million petitions submitted, according to an Associated Press tally. ...more

January 5, 2010

Shoppers are doing all they can to keep their credit cards in their wallets this holiday season. ...more

December 19, 2009

Motorists may be giving thanks this week for lower gas prices — at least if annual trends hold up. ...more

November 23, 2009

The recession has put the squeeze on Tampa Bay area residents, as can be seen in figures released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau. The results are based on the annual American Community Survey, conducted nationwide. ...more

September 26, 2009

Experts are concerned about the effect of swine flu on people with heart disease, with some doctors warning it could lead to a spike in heart patient fatalities. ...more

September 3, 2009

Public transit ridership fell 6 percent in June to 974,054 passengers compared with a year ago, a Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority report states. ...more

August 6, 2009

The beatings are more brutal, the families more desperate. ...more

April 1, 2009

Gasoline prices in the Tampa Bay area have spiked 12 cents a gallon during the past two weeks, according to AAA. ...more

March 31, 2009

Gasoline prices in the Tampa Bay area have spiked 12 cents a gallon over the last two weeks, according to AAA. ...more

March 30, 2009

Considering the care she has taken to control her career, it is perhaps ironic that author Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc's own life story could be titled "Don't Judge a Book by its Cover." ...more

February 25, 2009