An 18-year-old Tampa man and the girl he was with told Hillsborough County deputies they were robbed and a suspicious box was left in their vehicle, but their story was a lie, deputies say. ...more

June 21, 2008

TAMPA -- An 18-year-old Tampa man and the girl he was with told Hillsborough County deputies they were robbed and a suspicious box was left in their vehicle, but their story was a lie, deputies say. Deputies charged Rolando Mustelier and a 17-year-old girl with filing a false report to law enforcement about 1 p.m. today. ...more

June 20, 2008

Washington Mutual Corp., hard-hit by the mortgage and credit crises, said Monday it will replace Chief Executive Officer Kerry Killinger as chairman of the board and take other steps to improve corporate governance. ...more

June 3, 2008

Less than a month after losing his chairman post and more than two years after an ill-timed acquisition of California mortgage lender Golden West Financial Corp., Wachovia Corp. said Monday that board members have forced CEO Ken Thompson to retire from the nation's fourth-largest bank. ...more

June 3, 2008

TAMPA -- A fund has been set up for Hannah Werner, a 6-year-old Tampa girl who remains in the intensive care unit at All Children's Hospital after falling into the pool of a friend of her mother's in St. Petersburg. ...more

February 20, 2008

Carrie Bayer did not work or dine at the Don Pablo's restaurant on Brandon Boulevard, but since it closed Dec. 26, she has visited regularly. ...more

January 30, 2008

Authorities in New York and Connecticut are investigating whether Wall Street banks hid crucial information about high-risk loans bundled into securities that were sold to investors, Connecticut's Attorney General said Saturday. ...more

January 13, 2008

SEBRING — Wal-Mart paid $3 million for its real estate in Avon Park. Sebring Retail Associates spent $6.72 million for the Shops at Shelby Crossing land. ...more

January 4, 2008

Washington Mutual, the nation's largest savings and loan, said Monday that problems in the mortgage and credit markets are forcing it to close offices, lay off more than 3,000 workers and set aside up to $1.6 billion for loan losses in its fourth quarter. ...more

December 11, 2007

Victor Johnson paid a registered nurse $1,000 a week to take care of him while he waited for terminal cancer to take its course. ...more

December 8, 2007