Wal-Mart said Tuesday that it will discount some products as much as 30 percent as it aims to lure customers by under-pricing rivals. Price reductions will be available on thousands of items, including food, televisions, gym equipment and home products. ...more

January 30, 2008

An attempted carjacking turned deadly Sunday night when thieves shot the owner as he unloaded groceries. Kendel Williams, 38, died at Orlando Regional Medical Center, according to Orlando police said. ...more

January 29, 2008

Author James Baldwin once summed up nicely my feeling about Refund Anticipation Loans, which are heavily marketed this time of year by tax preparation companies: ...more

January 27, 2008

K-BAR RANCH - Mobley Homes has altered its plans for K-Bar Ranch. The developer has dropped its bid to build a 500-unit residential and retail town center complex on the west end of the ranch. Instead, Mobley plans 200,000 square feet of commercial and light office space at the intersection of Kinnan Street and Oak Preserve Boulevard, the back entrance of Live Oak Preserve. ...more

January 26, 2008

April Singletary started her day Tuesday getting groceries and cleaning house. It ended a bit more dramatically - with the sudden delivery of her daughter at home. ...more

January 24, 2008

TAMPA – April Singletary started her day Tuesday getting some groceries and cleaning house. It ended a bit more dramatically -- with the sudden delivery of her daughter at home. ...more

January 23, 2008

Huckabee Speaking Out Of Both Sides Of His Mouth In 2005, presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee asserted that an immigration bill proposed by then Arkansas Sen. Jim Holt, was un-Christian and anti-life. The state Senate bill called for the banning of state services for illegals, required proof of citizenship to register to vote and required state agencies to report suspected cases of people living in the country illegally. ...more

January 22, 2008

Brandon-area YMCAs are looking for help to make Christmas special for some underprivileged youngsters. Four YMCAs will hold a holiday celebration Dec. 15 for families in need at Camp Cristina in Riverview. ...more

December 1, 2007

SEBRING — A dryer fire call to 332 Spring Lake Blvd., in Sebring, was answered by the Lorida and DeSoto City volunteer fire departments at about 9:15 p.m. Wednesday. The fire was put out immediately, said Lorida Assistant Chief Swen Swenson on Thursday. The fire was contained to the garage area and no one was injured, he said. When firefighters arrived they pulled the dryer outside and began ventilating the home, which sustained some smoke damage. By 3 a.m. American Red Cross volunteers arrived to help the family of seven. An American Red Cross Disaster Action Team volunteer with the office in Highlands arrived to provide help for the family of five adults and two children. The Red Cross was able to provide temporary shelter, emergency assistance for groceries, comfort kits (hygiene kits), teddy bears to help comfort the children and odor-control concentrated cleaner to help salvage items in the home. ...more

November 29, 2007

Most people see Thanksgiving as a day set aside to muse on the blessings in their life, but not me. ...more

November 22, 2007