After losing her home to a fire, Kit Raymond says she is at peace and humbled by an 'outpouring of love.' ...more

May 8, 2008

TAMPA - Spain claims it has evidence that the sunken treasure recovered last year by Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration was taken from a 19th century Spanish warship without consent of the Spanish government, according to papers filed today in U.S. District Court in Tampa. ...more

May 8, 2008

SEBRING — A constant stream of men and women – most driving dinged-up pickups with scarred hands and broken fingernails – drove onto the scales Monday at Jim's Auto Salvage's scrap metal division. They sold car batteries, major appliances, metal poles, air conditioners and even a 240-pound metal garage door. The trucks were carrying mostly junk – items useless to most – but valuable as scrap metal destined for recycling. ...more

May 6, 2008

FORT MEADE - Firefighters have contained a 10-acre brush fire off District Line Road and State Road 60 in south-central Polk County, a fire services spokeswoman said. ...more

May 2, 2008

The Writers Guild of America moved swiftly Sunday toward a resolution of its 3-month-old strike, with guild leaders deciding to recommend the contract to members and to ask them to vote on a quick end to the walkout. ...more

February 11, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County Sheriff's Office detectives are still working leads in the September shooting death of auto salvage yard owner Lee Johns. ...more

January 28, 2008

There's a new type of scam for scrap metal: stealing your old car. ...more

December 19, 2007

The Pasco County park ranger program apparently has ended abruptly today, according to the man in charge of the 4-month-old volunteer organization. ...more

November 29, 2007

As the holidays near, the Christmas House will become busier than normal and surrounding businesses will prosper despite the pall of financial problems that hang over the owner of this popular retail complex. ...more

November 19, 2007

Three different NASCAR Nextel Cup champions in the past three years have been crowned following dramatic and unpredictable outcomes in the season finale, the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ...more

November 18, 2007