Fifth generation Floridian Susan Staton, a certified dance instructor for 15 years, began dancing at age 3. She's been at the Red Rose Inn and Suites for four years, teaching ballroom and Latin dance to all ages, in group and private lessons. Noon Rotary tapped into her talent for the last two years for its annual fundraiser, Dancing with the Locals. She has taught 10 local couples who have never danced before and they will showcase their talents at the 6:30 p.m. Nov. 6 fundraiser at the Red Rose Ballroom. ...more

October 27, 2009

Falling ad revenue and a big one-time charge pushed newspaper and TV station owner Media General Inc. to a third-quarter loss, the company said Wednesday. ...more

October 22, 2009

Kyle Busch shrugged off walking pneumonia to dominate the Nationwide Series race at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Friday night, picking up his seventh victory of the year. ...more

October 17, 2009

Google Inc. posted third-quarter results Thursday indicating the Internet advertising market is bouncing back after being knocked down by the recession. ...more

October 16, 2009

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Officials say qualified individuals can shorten the time it takes to get a concealed weapon license by visiting one of eight licensing division regional offices. ...more

October 6, 2009

Jake Peavy delivered the kind of performance the Detroit Tigers desperately need. ...more

October 3, 2009

Joshua Lee Altersberger's case continues through the Polk County court system almost three months after he was formally sentenced to die and will next be back before Judge J. Michael Hunter on Dec. 12. ...more

October 2, 2009

Cruise operator Carnival Corp. said increased summer bookings from last-minute getaway seekers combined with falling fuel costs to help it beat third-quarter profit forecasts. ...more

September 23, 2009

TAMPA – University of South Florida senior center Alex Rivas, who started 14 games last season, will undergo surgery on both legs and will be out about three months. ...more

September 18, 2009

As Clearwater High School graduate Nicole Passonno Stott took a spacewalk Tuesday, her friends and family watched intently from Capogna's Dugout Italian Restaurant and Sports Bar. Television sets normally tuned to the Rays or Bucs in the Clearwater establishment were fixed on the NASA channel as Stott removed an ammonia tank from the International Space Station. The flight engineer is one of seven astronauts who blasted off Friday aboard space shuttle Discovery. They hooked up Sunday with the space station, where Stott will spend the next three months. ...more

September 2, 2009