David Earley is a family man. He lives on an acre-size lot with his wife, two young daughters, a dog and a horse. ...more

January 15, 2009

David Earley is a family man. He lives on an acre-sized lot with his wife, two young daughters, a dog and a horse. But one thing about Earley, 42, sets him apart from other dads in the neighborhood. He's a fugitive hiding in plain sight, wanted by the law since 2007 on felony charges of failure to pay child support. A list of Florida's deadbeat parents, administered by the state Department of Revenue, is the best measure of the growing problem that Earley represents: The list of cases has increased more than 100,000 during the past five years, to 792,000. ...more

January 14, 2009

Tampa International Airport traffic declined by more than 875,000 passengers to 18.3 million in 2008 compared with record numbers of about 19.1 million in 2007. ...more

January 14, 2009

Tampa International Airport traffic declined by more than 875,000 passengers to 18.3 million in 2008 compared with record numbers of about 19.1 million in 2007. ...more

January 13, 2009

Florida has done better when it comes to passing highway safety laws but lags in key areas, an advocacy group says. ...more

January 13, 2009

Nothing in life is free. Nope, not even beer at Busch Gardens or other Busch Entertainment Corp. hospitality centers, including SeaWorld Orlando. ...more

January 6, 2009

Busch Entertainment Corp. told employees this morning that free samples of Busch's premier product no longer will be provided to theme park patrons. ...more

January 5, 2009

An analysis by the county's budget office shows Hernando County's general fund will experience about $1.6 million in projected revenue shortfalls over what was budgeted for fiscal year 2009. ...more

January 3, 2009

A hard-fought race for Highlands County Sheriff ended Nov. 4 with the re-election of Susan Benton. ...more

December 31, 2008

As the holiday shopping season winds down, local and federal statistics show that reported incidents of shoplifting have increased this year. ...more

December 27, 2008