Florida may shut down its welcome centers that serve free orange juice and could also sharply curtail television ads that beckon snow-weary Northerners to the Sunshine State. ...more

January 6, 2009

Mary Epperson was one of those children who grew up in the 1960s, watching the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronauts blast into space and splash down in the ocean. ...more

November 28, 2008

Coaches work to keep players under control, but sometimes the mix of adrenaline and emotions erupts in foul language, violence and ejections. ...more

November 14, 2008

Next Friday Nature Coast Technical will host Williston in a regional quarterfinal. The Sharks may have to make their playoff run without Head Coach Jamie Joyner. ...more

November 12, 2008

If the state approves, Southwest Florida Water Management District is planning to spend $1.8 billion in the next two decades to clean up lakes in eight Central Florida counties. ...more

October 27, 2008

A man accused in the 1998 rape of an 85-year-old Pinellas County woman is among nearly 2,500 fugitives captured during a focused law enforcement effort in Florida, officials said Thursday. ...more

September 19, 2008

University of South Florida officials may think daytime drinking's a drag, but USF senior James Callihan disagrees. ...more

September 19, 2008

As expected, Florida insurance regulators on Monday rejected State Farm's request to raise home insurance rates nearly 50 percent statewide. ...more

August 26, 2008

We're still No. 1. But save the confetti. Florida ranks highest among all states for mortgage fraud, according to a report released Monday by Reston, Va.-based Mortgage Asset Research Institute. ...more

August 26, 2008

About 150,000 people nationwide have been affected by the theft of laptops with personal information about current and former employees of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. ...more

August 6, 2008