With tightened credit markets strangling the supply of home loans, a growing number of buyers in the Tampa Bay area have turned for help to an obscure program run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ...more

February 6, 2009

The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) has been dealing with a rash of phone calls about telephone fundraising from organizations that claim to represent the patrol. ...more

February 6, 2009

For the rest of the week, Pinellas will be peppered with more than 70,000 small fishy cakes containing rabies vaccine in an attempt to eradicate the disease in the county. ...more

February 4, 2009

A brutal, stunning freeze is forecast to envelop nearly all of Florida tonight, with temperatures dropping into the 20s except in Pinellas County and along narrow ribbons on the southeast coast and the Keys. ...more

February 4, 2009

Another slug of arctic air is on the way that could send freezing temperatures stabbing as far south as the Everglades Wednesday night and bring even colder temperatures than last month's statewide freeze. ...more

February 3, 2009

U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam, who quickly rose to power in Congress after being elected as a 26-year-old, said Sunday he will run for Florida agriculture commissioner. ...more

February 2, 2009

U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam, who quickly rose to power in Congress after being elected as a 26-year-old, said Sunday that he will give up his seat and run for Florida agriculture commissioner. ...more

February 2, 2009

The major banks are a mess. Housing construction has nearly stopped. A flood of foreclosed homes has driven prices to rock-bottom levels. ...more

January 30, 2009

Farmers across the state still are assessing damage from last week's string of freezes, but early reports show green beans, potatoes and squash were hit by the frigid weather. ...more

January 27, 2009

Farmers across the state are still assessing damage from last week's string of freezes, but early reports show green beans, potatoes and squash were hit by the frigid temperatures. ...more

January 26, 2009