New on the McDonald's menu: a takeaway diploma. The British government is giving the U.S. burger chain, along with a rail company and an airline, the right to award credits toward a high school diploma to employees who complete on-the-job training programs. ...more

January 29, 2008

TAMPA - Sheriff's detectives are investigating a series of robberies that have taken place in eastern Hillsborough County businesses since November. ...more

January 25, 2008

The 75-year-old grandmother who was arrested on Thursday for disorderly conduct at a McDonald's gave an officer lip with her fries, according to a police report. ...more

January 22, 2008

If anyone was "lovin' it" at the McDonald's that Jean Merola visited Thursday evening, it certainly wasn't her. ...more

January 20, 2008

If anyone was "lovin' it!" at the McDonald's that Jean Merola visited Thursday evening, it certainly wasn't her. The 75-year-old grandmother of eight was arrested for disorderly conduct after she refused a police officer's orders to move her car while she waited for the coffee and fries she ordered at the drive-through window. "Isn't that terrible?'' she said from her Clearwater home Saturday. "Oh my goodness, here I am, a poor little innocent woman waiting for my French fries.'' ...more

January 19, 2008

Starbucks Corp. said Monday that it is returning its chairman, Howard Schultz, to the chief executive's job to lead a major restructuring initiative, replacing CEO Jim Donald. ...more

January 8, 2008

Shares in WellCare Health Plans rose nearly 10 percent Thursday after an analyst with CIBC World Markets wrote in a report to clients Wednesday that a federal investigation into the Tampa-based insurer is narrowly focused on Florida subsidiaries and doesn't suggest widespread fraud. ...more

January 4, 2008

Authorities announced Friday that they had arrested nine of 10 suspects this week in an anti-gang racketeering investigation. ...more

December 15, 2007

Authorities announced Friday they had arrested nine of 10 suspects this week in an anti-gang racketeering investigation. ...more

December 14, 2007

Detectives hope surveillance video of a trip to McDonald's will lead to a couple of auto-burglary suspects. ...more

December 12, 2007