Mark Huba is one of numerous Capital One cardholders who pays his bills on time and hasn't missed any payments - yet has just been notified that his interest rate is soaring to almost 18 percent. Capital One's rate hikes are the latest example of how the credit card industry is turning the screws on customers even as many of those same lenders receive billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded bailouts. ...more

March 7, 2009

Baby Amir's crib is lined with blankets crocheted by his mother and stuffed animals from his 8-year-old sister. Framed photos of him hang on the walls and sit atop shelves and tables throughout his family's three-bedroom home. ...more

January 31, 2009

Faced with less money, the Pasco County Library System is trying to get more out of its existing collection. ...more

September 24, 2008

AVON PARK - If you've been putting off your water bill, you'll literally pay for the delay after the city council voted 3-2 to start charging late fees. Water customers who do not pay by 2 p.m. on the bill's due date will have to pay five percent of the overdue amount, or $1, whichever is greater. ...more

June 9, 2008

I know from experience that if one person has a question or problem, there are thousands more behind the scenes who are struggling with a similar situation. So I like to dole out the answers and tips in this space whenever possible. ...more

June 1, 2008

April Singletary started her day Tuesday getting groceries and cleaning house. It ended a bit more dramatically - with the sudden delivery of her daughter at home. ...more

January 24, 2008

TAMPA – April Singletary started her day Tuesday getting some groceries and cleaning house. It ended a bit more dramatically -- with the sudden delivery of her daughter at home. ...more

January 23, 2008

TRINITY – Mitchell High School girl's basketball coach Stephanie Koslin has an extra team member on board to watch over this season. ...more

January 16, 2008

Jose Morales awoke New Year's Day and rolled over to see his girlfriend next to him with tears streaming down her face. ...more

January 2, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG – Charlie Craig became the final Byler sextuplet to leave All Children's Hospital today, filling the sixth car seat in the family's recently purchased 10-seat van for the drive home to Wesley Chapel. ...more

November 21, 2007