HARD LIQUOR The tax would rise to $2.54, up from $2.14, for a 750-milliliter bottle. ...more

June 17, 2009

Thin is in at Fetzer Vineyards, at least when it comes to wine bottles. The Northern California winery is switching to a lighter weight glass to cut shipping costs and give the environment a break. ...more

November 1, 2008

An Oldsmar man was arrested Wednesday on charges he let his 10-year-old daughter steer a boat when it collided with an anchored vessel and one of their passengers died. Jeremy Rettman, 32, of 603 Baylakes Trail, was charged with vessel homicide. ...more

September 11, 2008

For the first time in the history of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials, athletes will be subject to blood testing during the competition, which begins Friday in Eugene, Ore., the Tribune has learned. ...more

June 27, 2008

Recent local newspaper articles jubilantly announced preliminary plans for ethanol to be produced by a plant just south of Lake Placid. Articles indicated the ethanol would be produced from sorghum cane that would be grown in southern Highlands County. They directed attention to the jobs that would be created by this program; however, no mention was made of the great amount of water needed to produce at least two crops of this sorghum per year and the four to five gallons of water required to produce each gallon of ethanol. ...more

May 30, 2008

TAMPA - Two months after he was charged with driving under the influence in Pinellas Park, former Tampa Bay Buccaneer David Boston was arrested Saturday on charges involving a dispute with his wife at their home in Cooper City, authorities said. ...more

October 17, 2007