Area home sales are still dropping, but not as much they have in months past, according to data released today by the Florida Association of Realtors. There were 2,087 sales by Realtors in April, down 8 percent from 2,257 during the same month last year. That's better than March, when 1,107 homes were sold in the Tampa-St.Petersburg-Clearwater area, down 11 percent from March 2007. ...more

May 23, 2008

Continued job losses helped propel Tampa Bay's economy into last place in a semiannual ranking of six Southern cities, according to a new report by the Tampa Bay Partnership. ...more

May 20, 2008

TAMPA - Continued job losses helped propel the Tampa Bay area's economy to last place in a ranking of six Southern cities, according to a new report by the Tampa Bay Partnership. ...more

May 19, 2008

SEBRING — Sebring residents and businesses will likely be paying a fire assessment with their next tax bill to help fund the fire department's $2.3 million annual budget. ...more

May 8, 2008

Fannie Mae, a key source of mortgage funding, on Tuesday reported that falling home prices and rising defaults contributed to further losses for the government-sponsored company during the first quarter. ...more

May 7, 2008

A 44-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of killing three of her babies after their bodies were discovered in the family freezer by her grown children who were looking for pizza, police said Monday. ...more

May 6, 2008

Ashton Woods Homes officials are excited about the company's rising sales figures and growth, especially in light of the slumping economy. ...more

May 4, 2008

Hernando Today Editor's note: This is the second in a series of articles on property values in Hernando County and how they relate to the county's budget process. ...more

May 2, 2008

Actions by a community resource deputy to solve a safety issue have drawn praise from a community activist. ...more

February 16, 2008

At the time we confessed to being at a loss to explain why the Pasco School District decided late last year to apply for a $5 million state grant to build affordable housing for the teachers the district is trying to lure to Pasco. ...more

February 12, 2008