BROOKSVILLE - A Spring Hill man was arrested Wednesday on allegations that he impregnated a 14-year-old girl to whom he is related. ...more

April 16, 2009

Tampa has a 99.7 percent chance of seeing lower home prices through 2010 as more people lose jobs and decide not to buy homes, according to a report released today by Walnut Creek, California-based PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. ...more

April 1, 2009

A day after Gov. Charlie Crist urged state lawmakers to quickly approve a gaming compact he negotiated with the Seminole tribe, key lawmakers said they might not seal the deal before their 60-day session ends. ...more

March 5, 2009

The New Moon occurred yesterday at 12:22 p.m. and the day before that, the moon was at its furthest point during its 28 day orbit from the earth. What this means for anglers is, the lack of moonlight during the night hinders fish from feeding at their normal rates--as when they do have moonlight to feed by. However, the regular affects the moon causes on fish when the moon's orbit is closer to the earth, is greatly diminished when it is furthest away. ...more

December 28, 2008

One of the suspects charged in the November 2007 shooting of Samuel Tiller was sentenced to 25 years in prison at the conclusion of a Friday plea hearing. ...more

December 13, 2008

Just a day after the Federal Reserve dropped its key short-term interest rate to 1 percent - matching the generational low reached in 2003-04 - the betting is intensifying on another cut. ...more

November 2, 2008

I wonder how many readers remember how and why the United States became involved in the costly Iraq disaster? We entered that war because of what some have called the "big lie," fabricated by Colin Powell, the retired army general turned secretary of state. ...more

October 27, 2008

An improved forecast Friday indicated that the rain expected today could move out of the area in time for Game 3 of the World Series. ...more

October 25, 2008

A noted hurricane researcher is predicting eight hurricanes will form in the Atlantic this year, and says four of them will be major. ...more

June 4, 2008

SEBRING — An oversight by school district and support personnel negotiators will require another bargaining session to work out details on incentive pay. As the school board was about to approve the support union employment contract recently it was pointed out that a small portion of the contract was not in the agreement the employees ratified Dec. 2. The language concerned job incentive pay for employees with two- or four-year college degrees. "That poses for us a potential problem," said Sam Lee, negotiator for the school district. "It is my opinion that should the board adopt page 21 ... you in all probability will have committed an unfair labor practice," because it was not included in the contract ratified by the employees. ...more

December 16, 2007