It's halftime. What's the score? Last week, I turned 45. (Don't feel bad; only my mother ever remembers.) By my reckoning, that puts me halfway through my working career and, hence, halfway to retirement. ...more

January 6, 2008

While most of his neighbors slept, John Fletcher stood alone on his dimly lit cul-de-sac, staring into the darkness. ...more

December 11, 2007

Jeff and Diana Kerr fell in love with the Guatemalan baby girl the moment they saw her photograph. The Minnesota couple decorated her pink and white nursery with pictures of flowers and butterflies, but now they don't know whether the 8-month-old will ever become their daughter. ...more

November 23, 2007

Bucs cornerback Phillip Buchanon and a close friend had been stripped naked and tied up by seven men in ski masks who invaded the football player's home in suburban Atlanta. ...more

October 21, 2007

Police Lt. Chris Jeffords' career path is about to take a 360-degree whirl. ...more

October 18, 2007

SEBRING –– Those who know Mario Trevino from his younger days remember the "baker boy" who helped in his father's bakery and even sold bread out of a van. These days Trevino is more likely to be sitting behind the desk as a Merrill Lynch financial advisor, teaching clients how to manage their money better. But banker or baker, Trevino has been a big believer in hard work. "I've been through the school of hard knocks and have learned to do all the things other people aren't willing to do." When his father started a Mexican bakery and grocery store, which grew to three locations before the hurricanes put them out of business, all of the family worked there. ...more

October 8, 2007

The New Tampa Community Council elected three new directors at the organization's Business Expo. ...more

October 3, 2007

Former Plant City mayor and city commissioner John Dicks formally announced Monday that he is running for U.S. Congress in Florida's 9{+t}{+h} District. ...more

October 2, 2007

PLANT CITY - Former Plant City mayor and city commissioner John Dicks announced today that he will run for the U.S. House of Representatives in Florida's 9th District. ...more

October 1, 2007

Facing a hostile takeover by rival AirTran Holdings, Midwest Air Group contacted several companies to persuade them to buy the airline instead, according to new regulatory filings. ...more

September 28, 2007