Lines stretched around buildings and down city blocks as people waited hours to cast ballots in the historic presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain. Some touch-screen machines briefly malfunctioned, but the country's election system seemed to run smoothly. ...more

November 5, 2008

Florida's leading Democrats say an Obama victory translates to success for their party in a state that has leaned Republican over several presidential elections. ...more

November 4, 2008

Although education leaders in Florida debate the quality and cost of their state universities, one publication has consistently determined that several of the schools are among the nation's best values. ...more

November 4, 2008

Although education leaders in Florida debate the quality and cost of their state universities, one publication has consistently determined that several of the schools are among the nation's best values. ...more

November 3, 2008

Carolyn Shoemaker has a dream. One day, she'd like to see a group of co-ed cheerleaders band together and orchestrate a series of tumbles and stunts that make the audience stand up and cheer. ...more

October 28, 2008

Robert Schenck, a Republican who served nearly a full term on the Hernando County Commission, wants to keep the House 44 seat he's held since 2006. ...more

October 25, 2008

Game industry recruiters have their sights on the University of Central Florida. The university in Orlando is one of the 10 schools most frequently mentioned by game industry recruiters among 200 that offer courses in video game development, a Los Angeles Times report says. ...more

October 21, 2008

The University of Central Florida is one of the 10 schools most frequently mentioned by game industry recruiters among 200 schools offering courses in video game development, a Los Angeles Times report says. Others in the top 10 listing are the University of Southern California, Southern Methodist University. Carnegie Mellon University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, DigiPen Institute of Technology in Richmond, Wash., Vancouver Film School in Vancouver, British Columbia and the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Ga., ...more

October 20, 2008

Although his name won't even be on the ballot Nov. 4, Spring Hill lawyer Jason Melton figures he still has a good chance of defeating Robert Schenck for the District 44 state House seat. ...more

October 19, 2008

Florida's unemployment rate held steady at 6.6 percent in September compared with August, but it is the highest rate since October 1994. ...more

October 18, 2008