Sarasota County sheriff's detectives seized 96 mature marijuana plants from a North Port grow house this morning and arrested the homeowner on drug charges. ...more

February 25, 2009

A New York judge has set bail at $5 million for a Florida hedge fund manager accused of ripping off as much as $350 million from investors. ...more

February 25, 2009

The International House of Pancakes is offering customers one free short stack of three buttermilk pancakes between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. today. Organizers hope customers will make a donation to the Children's Miracle Network. ...more

February 24, 2009

Authorities have searched the grounds of three homes owned by a convicted child abuser, looking for the body of one of her adopted children. ...more

February 20, 2009

A former Tampa Tribune credit manager and his wife, who are accused of stealing more than $1 million from the newspaper and its parent company, have been placed on house arrest, according to court documents. ...more

February 17, 2009

BEIJING - Beijing lawyer Ying Guohua is heading to the United States on a shopping trip, looking not for designer clothes or jewelry, but for a $1 million home in New York City or Los Angeles. ...more

February 12, 2009

A study commissioned by the Tampa Bay Rays determined that baseball fans from beyond Tampa Bay generate between $136.5 million and $212.5 million in direct tourism expenditures annually, while attendance has grown over the past three years. ...more

February 11, 2009

The Tampa Bays Rays have prevailed in their arbitration case with catcher Dioner Navarro, the player's agent said today. ...more

February 10, 2009

Tampa International Airport ranked fourth in passenger traffic among Florida airports in 2008 with 18.3 million passengers, data reported by the state's airports shows. Orlando International Airport ranked first with nearly 35.7 million passengers, followed by Miami International Airport with 34.1 million and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport with 22.6 million. ...more

February 9, 2009