Port Manatee is scheduled today to launch a container and breakbulk service to and from Puerto Cortes, Honduras. ...more

January 22, 2009

Construction workers have begun breaking through the dirt and laying down the concrete at the future site of the Shoppes at Avalon. ...more

January 22, 2009

A high-profile South Florida megachurch known for fire-and-brimstone preaching wants a grandson of Billy Graham as its new pastor. ...more

January 19, 2009

For the second time in a week, Plant (16-1-1) senior captain Lexi Rakestraw perfectly placed a corner kick in front of Connor Zwetsch, and the junior forward sent in a header for the decider as the Panthers beat Sickles (8-4-1) 2-0 in girls prep soccer Friday. ...more

January 17, 2009

As the economy worsened in 2008, more Tampa area homeowners found themselves facing trouble. The number of foreclosure filings rose 123 percent compared with 2007. ...more

January 15, 2009

A pioneering judge's career is on the line today after the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission filed formal charges against him regarding his financial relationship with an exotic dancer. ...more

January 13, 2009

A fourth suspect has been arrested in connection with the Christmas Eve robbery of a Spring Hill credit union, authorities say. ...more

January 6, 2009

Simmons caught in Fort Lauderdale area. ...more

January 5, 2009

A fourth person has been arrested in connection with the Christmas Eve robbery of a Spring Hill credit union, authorities say. ...more

January 5, 2009

Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a bank robbery last week and a warrant has been issued for a fourth, deputies said. ...more

January 1, 2009