Untangling the meltdown of the home loan industry could take years, but a clue lies in the way banks handed money to people like David William Earley. Earley owes more than $377,000 in child support and claimed poverty in court. His ex-wife has been trying to collect for 19 years on behalf of the couple's four children. His current wife said he hasn't worked in years. But none of that got in the way of a $125,000 home loan Earley and his wife Christina obtained in November 2006, or the $189,000 refinancing they secured in June 2007. ...more

February 11, 2009

The state high school girls soccer tournament gets under way today at the University of Tampa's Pepin Stadium. The match of the day features defending Class 2A champion Tampa Prep in a 7:15 p.m. semifinal showdown with Delray Beach American Heritage, the school the Terrapins beat last year in a penalty-kick shootout for the crown. ...more

February 11, 2009

The state high school girls soccer tournament gets under way today at the University of Tampa's Pepin Stadium. The match of the day features defending Class 2A champion Tampa Prep in a 7:15 p.m. semifinal showdown with Delray Beach American Heritage, the school the Terrapins beat last year in a penalty-kick shootout for the crown. ...more

February 11, 2009

Tampa Prep's afternoon practice Monday didn't appear different than any other for the girls soccer team, as it prepared to defend its 2A state championship starting tonight in a state semifinal match against Delray Beach American Heritage (23-6-2) at University of Tampa's Pepin Stadium. ...more

February 11, 2009

At first glance, the difference between last year's state champion team and this year's Tampa Prep girls soccer team is the loss of two players. ...more

February 11, 2009

The schedule for the FHSAA girls soccer state tournament which begins Wednesday at the University of Tampa. ...more

February 10, 2009

Tom Touchton, founding chairman of the Tampa Bay History Center, added a new title Monday as the 2008 Citizen of the Year. ...more

February 10, 2009

Visit the dynamic Tampa Bay History Center and you'll quickly appreciate the importance - and excitement - of the region's past, which featured palmetto scrub cowboys, civil rights marchers, Seminole warriors and immigrant cigarmakers. ...more

February 10, 2009

A hat trick from freshman forward Colby Maffei and some solid defending by her teammates in Friday's Class 2A-Region 3 final powered Tampa Prep to a 4-1 victory against Bradenton St. Stephen's - and back into the 2A girls soccer state final four. ...more

February 7, 2009

JuicyCampus, the controversial gossip Web site, shut down Wednesday, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported. ...more

February 6, 2009