The nation's unemployment rate zoomed to a five-year high of 6.1 percent in August as employers slashed 84,000 jobs, dramatic proof of the mounting damage a deeply troubled economy is inflicting on workers and businesses alike. ...more

September 6, 2008

A man implied he had a gun and robbed a Wachovia bank in Temple Terrace this Tuesday morning, Temple Terrace police say. ...more

September 2, 2008

BRADENTON – A Bradenton man called deputies Thursday to turn himself in for robbing a bank Wednesday afternoon because he was upset about it, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 29, 2008

St. Petersburg police are looking for a woman they say has robbed four banks since April. ...more

August 27, 2008

A man robbed the Wachovia Bank at 8740 Mitchell Blvd. on Tuesday morning, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. ...more

August 27, 2008

Americans felt better about the economy in August, as a barometer of sentiment posted the biggest boost in two years amid falling gas prices. Two reports suggested that a bottom could be nearing for the housing market, but economists caution it's too early to proclaim that the worst is over. ...more

August 27, 2008

A man walked into the Wachovia Bank, 8740 Mitchell Blvd. in New Port Richey about 11:30 a.m. today and demanded money at gunpoint, deputies said. He was last seen heading behind the bank on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. ...more

August 26, 2008

The Pasco Sheriff's Office is investigating the robbery today of the Wachovia Bank, 8740 Mitchell Road, New Port Richey, according to a Sheriff's Office advisory. ...more

August 26, 2008

Books-A-Million has 39 stores throughout Florida. ...more

August 24, 2008

A private sector measure of the economy's health showed the largest drop in a year, and even though new jobless claims fell for the second straight week, they remain near the highest levels since 2002. The reports are the latest evidence that the languishing American economy remains stuck in low gear. ...more

August 22, 2008