Nearly 12 years after Florida's historic victory that sent the Marlboro Man riding into the sunset on Joe Camel, it's time to update Florida's tobacco policy to ensure Florida's newest members of the Big Tobacco club pay their fair share. ...more

March 23, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - A man whose car is decorated with a bumper sticker bearing an Adolf Hitler quote probably doesn't care what others think of him. ...more

January 11, 2009

This point in history is an important one for the Withlacoochee River, environmentalists say. ...more

August 16, 2008

The fledgling Withlacoochee River Alliance aims to bring together activists throughout the region to preserve one of the state's treasures. ...more

August 16, 2008

The two schools under construction in Lutz and Citrus Park will be the last new additions for northwestern Hillsborough for at least a decade. ...more

August 6, 2008

The two schools under construction in Lutz and Citrus Park will be the last new additions for northwestern Hillsborough for at least a decade. ...more

July 30, 2008

In 1975, Wendy Leigh was Delaware's Junior Miss. Her talent: singing "I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say No" from the musical "Oklahoma!" ...more

July 16, 2008

Starbucks Corp. said Tuesday it will close 600 company-operated stores in the next year, up dramatically from its previous plan for 100 closures, a sign the coffee shop operator continues to struggle with the faltering U.S. economy and its own rapid expansion. ...more

July 2, 2008

The easy money that led Americans to depend on credit cards to pay their bills is starting to dry up. ...more

June 21, 2008

The explosive growth of the University of South Florida's athletic program has come with more than its measure of bumps and challenges, but nothing created more internal urgency than the notion it was short-changing the "student" part of its student-athletes. ...more

May 8, 2008