Home prices fell in nearly nine out of every 10 U.S. cities in the fourth quarter of last year as low-cost foreclosures flooded the market and the housing market's decline spread nationwide. ...more

February 13, 2009

Three points were all that separated Sebring and Booker as they headed into the fourth quarter on Tuesday and the Streaks were haunted with the thought that their fate would follow the same path as rival Avon Park. ...more

February 12, 2009

The swagger was there and the confidence was at a crescendo for the Avon Park boy's basketball team, but what was missing after the dust settled in the Class 4A-District 10 tournament opener on Monday was a victory. ...more

February 11, 2009

Jake Trussell scored a game-high 22 points and No. 3 seed Sebring used a 25-13 fourth quarter to pull away for a 67-55 victory over No. 6 seed Sarasota Booker in the Class 4A-District 10 tournament at DeSoto High School on Tuesday. ...more

February 10, 2009

After winning just two conference games this season, few figured the Sebring girls basketball team would cause much of a stir in the Class 4A-District 10 tournament. ...more

February 9, 2009

Chain store sales fell for the fourth consecutive month, but the losses were not as severe as anticipated. ...more

February 8, 2009

Nature Coast overcomes the odds and knocks off top seed Wiregrass Ranch in the championship game to claim third straight district championship. ...more

February 7, 2009

In a semifinal that lived up to its billing, Nature Coast outlasted Gulf down the stretch to clinch it sixth straight regional berth and a chance at a district three-peat. ...more

February 6, 2009

Anreka Bristol scored 14 points and Morissa Davis had 10 more on Friday night and the Booker girls basketball team's defensive pressure rattled host Avon Park in a 55-49 victory in the semifinals of the Class 4A-District 10 tournament. ...more

February 6, 2009

Tampa-based electric and natural gas utility owner Teco Energy Inc. said Friday its fourth-quarter profit tumbled 87 percent from a year-ago period boosted by a one-time gain, as the Florida market continued to slow. ...more

February 6, 2009