Florida emergency management director Craig Fugate is President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ...more

March 4, 2009

U.S. Sen. Roland Burris now acknowledges attempting to raise money for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich, an explosive twist in his ever-changing story on how he landed a coveted Senate appointment from the man accused of trying to sell the seat. ...more

February 18, 2009

This community's first department store opens Friday. A new 80,000-square-foot Bealls on South U.S. 301 in the Summerfield Crossings plaza is ready to open for business. The new store features wide aisles, large departments and new spring fashions as part of a corporate campaign, Fashion for Real Life. ...more

February 4, 2009

ORANGE PARK, Fla. - A keyboardist for the southern rock bank Lynyrd Skynyrd has died at his northeast Florida home. ...more

January 28, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG Don Zimmer acknowledged Friday that a stroke he suffered last month has slowed him down a bit, but he doesn't plan to let it keep him off the baseball field. ...more

January 17, 2009

President-elect Barack Obama says he supports the decision by Senate Democrats to deny his vacated Senate seat to an appointee of embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. ...more

December 30, 2008

Name of Business: Perfectly Permanent: Permanent Makeup By Amber West ...more

December 28, 2008

A collection of pet-related briefs. ...more

December 9, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama will keep Defense Secretary Robert Gates in that job for at least a year, according to an official familiar the two men's discussions. ...more

November 25, 2008

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democratic officials said Wednesday. ...more

November 19, 2008