SEBRING – Donnie Strickland, manager at Sweetbay Supermarket, was prepared for a deluge of Independence Day shoppers like Deb Johnson and Bernie Veenkant, of Sebring, who were loading up a cart Thursday. ...more

July 4, 2008

A 55-year-old woman who was brutally attacked by an intruder at her home at Whitehurst Mobile Home Park was recovering at South Florida Baptist Hospital, Plant City police said. ...more

July 2, 2008

Bustling textile and furniture factories that used to churn out blankets and beds have moved out of southwest Virginia, taking jobs overseas. ...more

June 29, 2008

Love it, hate it or laugh at it — at least it's inexpensive. ...more

May 29, 2008

Our summer season officially starts this weekend. Yeah, we know. Summer doesn't really start until June 20, but not in our book. ...more

May 20, 2008

TAMPA PALMS - New stores are opening left and right at Market Square. Now, PetSmart has scheduled its grand opening for June 28. The 27,000-square-foot store on Commerce Palms Boulevard opens for business June 23. It will be the first PetSmart in Tampa to have Doggie Day Camp and a PetsHotel boarding facility, which are scheduled to open in August. The store will employ 70 to 100 full-time and part-time workers. ...more

May 9, 2008

Struggling with soaring food costs and cash-strapped customers, restaurants across the country are swapping expensive ingredients for cheaper fare and adding new dishes that won't break their bottom line. ...more

May 9, 2008

The Asian Development Bank announced emergency funding Saturday to help poor countries struggling with rice prices that have nearly tripled in four months. ...more

May 4, 2008

A group of girls huddled around the stainless-steel work table, curling strips of dough around skewered bits of pepperoni, cheese and sausage. ...more

April 19, 2008

Jim Crosby takes the credit for Bobby Lord's success. He also says it was an accident. ...more

February 22, 2008