President-elect Barack Obama announced Wednesday that he is creating a new high-level position to wring waste and inefficiencies out of government, as part of a broader push to bring more discipline to federal spending. ...more

January 8, 2009 |

Today is a very special day; it is a time that's happy too. ...more

December 31, 2008 |

A child-pornography investigation in central Florida has led to the indictment of a former missionary who authorities say had more than 6,000 pictures and 250 video clips on his computer of children engaged in sex. ...more

December 28, 2008 |

A Panama City woman says she was fired from a job booking vacation rentals after she refused to greet callers with "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas." ...more

December 23, 2008 |

A transcript of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's statement Friday ...more

December 19, 2008 |

Tired of listening to "Jingle Bell Rock" and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town?" ...more

December 17, 2008 |

Three arrests have been made since a home invasion Nov. 18 that authorities say was a murder-for-hire scheme. ...more

December 16, 2008 |

Abby was just doing her job Sunday night, but the 20-month-old bloodhound was rewarded for finding a Westchase father and his young daughter who got lost in the woods. ...more

December 16, 2008 |

A Westchase father and his young daughter were found Sunday night by a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office bloodhound after the two had been reported missing, Hillsborough County deputies say. "They apparently got lost in the woods, and our bloodhound Abby tracked to them," a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office news release states. "They are cold, but safe." ...more

December 15, 2008 |

It's unfortunate that Mr. Parks ignored the part of my letter that said that the rumors of $75 an hour autoworkers had been debunked by mainstream news outlets. Maybe he doesn't understand the word "debunked". ...more

December 13, 2008 |