Expect a smaller orange crop this season from Florida growers, who are facing skyrocketing fertilizer prices and lower orange juice sales. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will release its first citrus crop forecast for the year Friday, but here's an estimate. ...more

October 8, 2008

Expect a smaller orange crop from Florida growers this season. Facing skyrocketing fertilizer prices, a souring economy and lower orange juice sales, Florida growers, by some estimates, will produce an estimated 155 million boxes of citrus during the 2008-09 season. That's 9 percent less than last season, when the industry picked 170 million boxes of Florida citrus. ...more

October 7, 2008

People in their 40s and 50s with long work histories are finding themselves unemployed for the first time in their lives. ...more

October 7, 2008

With people losing their jobs in a struggling economy, programs to help pay a month's mortgage, buy a bag of groceries or pay the month's utility bills are seeing a steady increase. ...more

October 6, 2008

Saddlebrook Resort was honored Monday by the Florida Department of Environmental Services, earning the Florida Green Lodging Program's "One Palm Certification." ...more

September 20, 2008

A South Florida judge's ruling that Florida's ban on gay adoption is unconstitutional could help convince legislators it's time to change an antiquated law, gay advocates say. ...more

September 11, 2008

A second group of petitioners who oppose a plan to dump material dredged from the channel onto a parcel on Eagle Nest Drive will get a hearing in front of an administrative judge. ...more

September 10, 2008

Tina Freeman, a mother of four and stepmother of four more, was browsing Craigslist for day care services today when she came across what she called a shocker: "Eight Months Old Baby Boy For Adoption." ...more

August 28, 2008

The race to replace outgoing Circuit Judge Marion Fleming has shaped up to be one of the more interesting local electoral contests. ...more

August 22, 2008

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August 14, 2008