WASHINGTON - Recession-battered employers eliminated 598,000 jobs in January, the most since the end of 1974, and catapulted the unemployment rate to 7.6 percent. The grim figures were further proof that the nation's job climate is deteriorating at an alarming clip with no end in sight. ...more

February 6, 2009

The Veterans Council of Hillsborough County conducted the quarterly Field of Honor Ceremony on Jan. 10 at Veteran's Memorial Regional Park. ...more

February 4, 2009

Many banks have made it harder for borrowers to obtain all kinds of loans over the past three months despite a $700 billion federal bailout program and a flurry of other bold moves to stem the worst financial crisis to hit the country since the 1930s. ...more

February 3, 2009

PLANT CITY If you were wondering what became of Deborah Haldane for a few weeks, there was a good reason the Plant City Recreation and Parks Department veteran was out of the office. She became a new mom. ...more

February 2, 2009

The local Starbucks locations avoided the first wave of closings last summer. ...more

January 31, 2009

Katherine E. Wilhelm of Port Richey says the extra food stamps needy people receive each year quickly get knocked back down by the Social Security cost-of-living increase. ...more

January 24, 2009

A 41-year-old woman was arrested on a charge of bigamy Thursday, according to court records and police. ...more

January 23, 2009

The federal rescue of the nation's financial industry has perplexed the average taxpayer, who cannot find out how the money has been spent or see how it's helping anyone in the neighborhood. ...more

January 20, 2009

A 50-year-old woman was charged with murder today after shooting her former partner, police said. ...more

January 17, 2009

The dolphin that received national attention for getting a prosthetic tail will help a lucky couple exchange vows on Valentine's Day. ...more

January 6, 2009