Floridians, pick your numbers. Starting Sunday, people in the Sunshine State are now eligible to play Powerball, a multi-state lottery with enormous jackpots. ...more

January 5, 2009

After years of waiting, Floridians finally got the opportunity today to start playing Powerball, a multistate lottery where the jackpot averages nearly $40 million per drawing. ...more

January 4, 2009

There's something about a brand new year that's invigorating and refreshing. It's like starting over again with a clean slate. ...more

January 2, 2009

You might have noticed the rattle in the chest of someone you work next to, or that incessant hacking of the guy in the next cubicle. ...more

December 23, 2008

Florida lost ground in a ranking of teacher pay compiled by the nation's largest teachers union. ...more

December 22, 2008

February typically is the height of flu season and while there isn't an epidemic out there now, getting a preventive shot now can ward off any future ailments, health officials say. ...more

December 22, 2008

The heart begins to race, as the body is amped up with adrenaline in anticipation of taming a track that has yet to be tamed. ...more

December 9, 2008

Last month, scientists publishing in the journal Nature declared that they had all but unraveled the biological mystery of what made a woolly mammoth woolly and, well, mammoth, laying the foundation for a tale worthy of the late Michael Crichton. ...more

December 7, 2008

Weeki Wachee Springs Will Be Better Than Ever On Nov. 1, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection became the proud new owner of Weeki Wachee Springs, joining the other 160 parks in the State Park Service. The date was agreed upon as a result of the Feb. 18 signing at a price of just a couple of "fins!" ...more

December 3, 2008

In a state that leads the nation in mortgage fraud, Tampa had the second most cases of suspicious loan activity of any Florida city, according to a report released this morning from the Reston, Va.-based Mortgage Asset Research Institute. ...more

December 2, 2008