Financial crimes such as identity theft and check fraud increased last year 39 percent in Tampa and 24 percent in Hillsborough County, statistics show. ...more

February 14, 2008

TAMPA - Anxious to visit her mother undergoing surgery in South Carolina, Sophia Teague stuffed her paid bills into her mailbox and lifted the flag to signal the mail carrier. ...more

February 13, 2008

From a nondescript corporate office complex off Fowler Avenue, Paul Bissett can dial up spectacular aerial views of just about anywhere on the planet on his computer screen. Beaches in Port St. Joe. Rural colleges in Ohio. Maps of utility lines in the West. ...more

February 7, 2008

"You can wear it again," the bride said. She lied. The laughable little lilac number with the puff-pastry sleeves and bow-bedecked derriere still hangs in the back of your closet, a true testament to your loyalty as a friend. Heck, you couldn't even sell it on eBay. ...more

February 4, 2008

The latest in a series of doors being auctioned off from a house where Jim Morrison once lived has been painted with a "Love Her Madly" theme. ...more

February 2, 2008

From a reading of or listening to our traditional media, one gets the impression that European governments are models to be emulated, and their citizens are thrilled; whereas the U.S. is hopelessly flawed. Perhaps a more accurate view is that we all have shortcomings, but the preferred media attitude - as well as that of the United Nations, a hopeless failure itself - is to find fault with the U.S. ...more

February 2, 2008

In the collecting world, Doug Taylor is what is known as a completist. ...more

February 1, 2008

Richard Geller added a 1958 Ford Del Rio Ranch Wagon to his vehicle collection about two years ago. ...more

January 31, 2008

EBay said Tuesday that it will cut up to 50 percent the fees it charges sellers to list their goods online, in an effort to boost listings and keep pace with other burgeoning e-commerce sites. ...more

January 30, 2008

EBay Inc. said Tuesday that it will cut by up to 50 percent the fees it charges sellers to list their goods online, in an effort to boost listings and keep pace with other burgeoning e-commerce sites. ...more

January 30, 2008