TAMPA - A former analyst for a St. Petersburg check authorizing company was sentenced this morning to four years and nine months in federal prison for stealing more than 8.4 million consumer records that were sold to direct marketers. ...more

July 10, 2008

If you have lost your job or are facing a layoff, you need a plan for coping financially. This is especially true if you haven't been able to build an emergency fund or you've been living too high and have never considered there might be a disruption in your income. ...more

June 15, 2008

TAMPA – A federal jury has convicted a 53-year-old Chicago man with interference with a flight crew for being disruptive while on a plane approaching Tampa International Airport in January. ...more

May 6, 2008

There will be detours galore throughout the county in the coming weeks as CSX works on nearly all of its numerous railroad crossings. ...more

February 16, 2008

A special-use permit has been granted to allow a borrow pit on Lutz-Lake Fern Road and to remove 2.5 million cubic yards of dirt over 10 years. ...more

February 14, 2008

A casual look at the Earth's geologic time scale shows a planet in flux, with the oceans, atmosphere and land masses revealing both subtle and dramatic changes over eons. ...more

February 10, 2008

Dean Del Riccio and Franja Eastling almost gave up on Ybor City for their Rock-n-Sports Bar & Grille. ...more

February 4, 2008

SEBRING — A 16-year-old student at the Academy at Youth Care Lane was charged Thursday with a felony count of crimes against a person by threat, as well as disturbing the peace, for allegedly saying he was going to shoot his drill instructors with a gun. ...more

January 19, 2008

Hackers literally turned out the lights in multiple cities after breaking into electrical utilities and demanding extortion payments before disrupting the power, a senior CIA analyst told utility engineers at a trade conference. ...more

January 19, 2008

Burger King is telling suppliers it may stop buying tomatoes from southwestern Florida, where farmworkers have fought to get the second-largest hamburger chain to pay more for its produce and help boost wages of fieldworkers, according to a letter obtained Monday by The Associated Press. ...more

January 16, 2008