Call it the "debutante ball for agricultural services." That's how Paul Wilson sees the Florida State Fair. His company, Wilson Media, is handling publicity for the fair, which started Thursday and runs through Monday at the fairgrounds, just west of Brandon off U.S. 301 and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. ...more

February 11, 2009

It's not just Midway rides hurtling thrill seekers through the air at breakneck speeds, although there are more than 100 of those. ...more

February 3, 2009

In a recent column, you mention a partnership program between Medicaid and long-term care insurance. ...more

January 13, 2009

In July, the FBI arrested a 35-year-old man and charged him with wire fraud after the Florida Department of Financial Services discovered some $5.7 million in state funds in his personal account. ...more

October 4, 2008

More than three months have passed since the vicious attack and rape of an East Bay High senior at the Bloomingdale Regional Public Library. ...more

August 6, 2008

More than three months have passed since the vicious attack and rape of an East Bay High senior at the Bloomingdale Regional Public Library. ...more

August 6, 2008

Brenda Sumrall, 39, came to Tampa from Hattiesburg, Miss., looking for treasure. ...more

August 3, 2008

TAMPA - Brenda Sumrall, 39, came to Tampa from Hattiesburg, Miss., looking for treasure. She was joined by her father, Rodney Zabreznik, 60, of Fredericksburg, Texas, in an auditorium at the Grand Hyatt of Tampa Bay on Saturday for the state's annual unclaimed-property auction. Up for grabs were silver bullions, diamond earrings and other gems that had been locked away in safe-deposit boxes and forgotten. ...more

August 2, 2008

The victim of a beating and rape three months ago at the Bloomingdale library, who remains in long-term rehabilitation, has gotten some help from the state. ...more

August 2, 2008

The 18-year-old victim of a brutal beating and rape attack three months ago, who remains incapacitated and in long-term rehabilitation, has gotten some help from the state. The family of the teen had received a letter from the insurance company that said the teen had to be moved from her current rehabilitation facility to another. The family and the teen's doctors disputed the insurer's decision, and the state stepped in. ...more

August 1, 2008