Three teenagers have been arrested, accused of breaking in to and stealing from five vehicles in the Brandon-Valrico area in the past month. ...more

July 15, 2008

MANATEE COUNTY - Sheriff's detectives say they had arrested two people in connection with several burglaries dating back to August 2007. ...more

July 8, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG As he has done for years, Bryan Hilbert was riding his bicycle on the Pinellas Trail one afternoon in March when he was approached by two men riding bicycles. ...more

July 3, 2008

CORY LAKE ISLES - The Cory Lake Isles Property Owners Association and residents who are suing it are headed back to court June 24. Developer Gene Thomason turned over the financial records of Cory Lakes Limited, which billed homeowners for management and security services for the gated New Tampa community. But lawyer Mark Basurto, who represents the seven homeowners who are suing over access to the records, said the documents raised more questions than they answered. ...more

June 13, 2008

Gas prices? We'll stay home. Presidential race? We still have five more months of that to go. Deepening recession? Break out the credit cards. ...more

May 30, 2008

Scathing reviews have followed an announcement by American Airlines that starting June 15, it will charge passengers $15 to check a bag. ...more

May 29, 2008

I should have known: Call people suckers and they'll take offense. A number of folks were either confused or offended when I said recently that we are all suckers - that is, losers - when we use credit to pay for services and goods. ...more

May 25, 2008

Close your eyes, reach into your wallet and try to distinguish between a $1 bill and a $5 bill. Impossible? It's also discriminatory, a federal appeals court says. ...more

May 21, 2008

Consumer borrowing rose in March at the fastest pace in four months, more than double the increase of the previous month. ...more

May 8, 2008

TAMPA - After confiscating items from a burglary suspect, Manatee County deputies are on the lookout for his victims. ...more

May 5, 2008