The nation's grim economy now has a rallying point: Employees at a window-and-door factory that went out of business have taken over the building in a siege that has come to symbolize the woes of the ordinary worker. ...more

December 9, 2008

As family members mourned the loss of Belleair resident Deana Cataneo, investigators are continuing to search for the man accused of slaying her. ...more

December 4, 2008

Early next year, Progress Energy Florida will begin studying the feasibility of producing power with a biofuel made from animal fat and vegetable oil. The biofuel, a proprietary formula owned by New Generation Biofuels Inc., will be tested in boilers at Progress Energy's Bartow power plant in St. Petersburg. Right now, the electric utility produces about 3 percent of its power from renewable resources. ...more

November 21, 2008

A St. Petersburg man is in custody following a carjacking Tuesday night that ended with the stolen truck crashing first into a house and then a building. ...more

October 15, 2008

DayJet, which discontinued its on-demand passenger service Friday without notice, said it worked unsuccessfully through Thursday to secure financing. ...more

September 23, 2008

DayJet, which flew 28 Eclipse 500 very-light jet aircraft for on-demand passenger service, said Friday it ceased operations and eliminated most jobs. ...more

September 20, 2008

Floridians now have the option of renewing their vehicle registration for two years instead of one. ...more

September 19, 2008

Florida's Office of Insurance Regulation has rejected State Farm Florida's request for a hearing after the agency denied the company's request last month to raise homeowners insurance an average of 47 percent, the agency said today. ...more

September 5, 2008

A 44-year-old man was found dead behind a liquor store this morning, and detectives are trying to determine whether he was slain, St. Petersburg police said. ...more

August 21, 2008

A 38-year-old St. Petersburg man suspected of planning to kill his ex-wife in Pinellas County was killed in a head-on wreck while fleeing from police in Pennsylvania, and the driver of the car his vehicle smashed in to was killed, too, Gulfport police said. ...more

August 21, 2008