Expect a smaller orange crop this season from Florida growers, who are facing skyrocketing fertilizer prices and lower orange juice sales. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will release its first citrus crop forecast for the year Friday, but here's an estimate. ...more

October 8, 2008

Expect a smaller orange crop from Florida growers this season. Facing skyrocketing fertilizer prices, a souring economy and lower orange juice sales, Florida growers, by some estimates, will produce an estimated 155 million boxes of citrus during the 2008-09 season. That's 9 percent less than last season, when the industry picked 170 million boxes of Florida citrus. ...more

October 7, 2008

Planning a grocery trip to one of Aldi's new area stores? Better bring your quarters. ...more

September 25, 2008

Five people accused of enslaving Mexican and Guatemalan migrant farmworkers have pleaded guilty in federal court. ...more

September 3, 2008

In 1977, Alen Smith of Tampa started making Texas Best Barbeque Sauce, selling it first in the original Simon Schwartz Market on South MacDill Avenue in Tampa. Smith later sold the brand to a bigger food company. In 1993, it was sold to an even bigger conglomerate that had plans to make it a national brand. ...more

August 13, 2008

On Monday morning, Nancy Vincent went into Home Depot on an errand. She was wearing a patch on her clothing promoting Angel Food Ministries. ...more

July 30, 2008

A little caring goes a long way at Florida Medical Clinic. Its foundation collected more than 30,000 boxes of Crystal Light and other water-flavoring packets to be sent to U.S. troops serving overseas. The foundation donated the boxes to Bob Williams of Wesley Chapel, who is with Support Our Troops. Williams said troops frequently request the flavorings. ...more

June 18, 2008

About 50 employees of the Pasco County Sheriff's Office are making a difference for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan - one check at a time. ...more

June 7, 2008

PHOENIX - A Lakeland man was arrested after Arizona highway patrol officers seized an estimated 4,100 pounds of marijuana early Saturday during a traffic stop north of Phoenix. ...more

May 4, 2008

System: Nintendo Wii Publisher: Nintendo ...more

May 2, 2008