Ron Russell was a machinist at the Hav-A-Tampa cigar factory in Tampa for 3½ years.
The University of South Florida in Tampa directed students and staff members to "resume activities as normal" after alerting them earlier in the day to a potential gunman on campus.
Almost everyone seems to have a strong opinion on the probable return of Brett Favre, the sanity of Chad Ochocinco and other hot topics around the league. But how many of those opinions are based on film work?
Initial autopsy findings on the infomercial star reveal no injury from a rough plane landing
TV pitchman Billy Mays' death appeared to be from heart disease, not a bump to the head, according to the Hillsborough County medical examiner.
The bearded salesman with the booming voice was found by his wife at home
Infomercial pitchman Billy Mays died at his Tampa, Florida, home Sunday morning, authorities told CNN.
Billy Mays, the man with the booming voice famous for fronting products such as Oxiclean and Orange Glo in TV commercials, has died.
Please tell me everyone on Tour calls him DelPo. -- Kent Jordan, Plano, Texas
Face off with a giant croc! Ride the world's fastest coaster! And seven more of the season's greatest adventures.
Ron Russell was a machinist at the Hav-A-Tampa cigar factory in Tampa for 3½ years.
The University of South Florida in Tampa directed students and staff members to "resume activities as normal" after alerting them earlier in the day to a potential gunman on campus.
Almost everyone seems to have a strong opinion on the probable return of Brett Favre, the sanity of Chad Ochocinco and other hot topics around the league. But how many of those opinions are based on film work?
Initial autopsy findings on the infomercial star reveal no injury from a rough plane landing
TV pitchman Billy Mays' death appeared to be from heart disease, not a bump to the head, according to the Hillsborough County medical examiner.
The bearded salesman with the booming voice was found by his wife at home
Infomercial pitchman Billy Mays died at his Tampa, Florida, home Sunday morning, authorities told CNN.
Billy Mays, the man with the booming voice famous for fronting products such as Oxiclean and Orange Glo in TV commercials, has died.
Please tell me everyone on Tour calls him DelPo. -- Kent Jordan, Plano, Texas
Face off with a giant croc! Ride the world's fastest coaster! And seven more of the season's greatest adventures.
A Tampa judge denied bail Wednesday for a Florida man charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 3-month-old child, who authorities say was thrown out of a moving car.
The pace of homebuilding stepped up in February, an unusual bit of good news in the devastated housing market. The number of housing permits issued and homes starting construction both rose at an annualized rate of 547,000 and 583,000, respectively. However, they were still off nearly 50% compared with February a year ago.
It didn't matter what officers said to him: The man was going to jump.
Who do you think sang the best rendition of the National Anthem at the Super Bowl?
Some of the security officials at this weekend's Super Bowl will be scrutinizing the body language and demeanor of fans as part of the effort to spot suspicious and possibly dangerous people in the crowd.
A missing Florida fund manager -- whose $300 million in investment funds are actually worth less than $1 million, according to a federal lawsuit -- has turned himself in to face fraud charges, the FBI said Tuesday.
A missing Florida fund manager has been arrested in Tampa on charges of securities and wires fraud, according to a complaint filed in a Manhattan federal court on Tuesday.
John "Junior" Gotti's lawyers are asking a federal judge in Florida to move his murder conspiracy and racketeering trial to New York.
In beating the Tigers, the White Sox set up a one-game playoff with the Twins on Tuesday at 7:37 p.m. EDT to decide the AL Central champion. The winner will play the Rays in the AL Division Series beginning Wednesday in Tampa.
Offseasons are marked by one constant -- change. That held true with management, coaches, players, philosophies, you name it; everything was up for audit this summer.
TAMPA, Fla. -- Jim Leavitt looked at me like I'd just asked him to help me move.
Northwest Airlines is investigating why the nose cone on one of its planes was damaged on a flight Sunday from Detroit, Michigan, to Tampa, Florida, a spokeswoman said.
Northwest Airlines is investigating why the nose cone on one of its planes caved in on a flight Sunday from Detroit, Michigan, to Tampa, Florida, a spokeswoman said Sunday.
An Egyptian college student pleaded guilty Wednesday to making a video demonstrating how to build a remote bomb detonator to help terrorists kill enemies including American soldiers
Introductions were a hasty formality when Christopher Wiggins and his family arrived, tousled and tired, at a Greyhound station in Florida in March. Wiggins' wife and three of their kids weren't merely meeting his aunt and uncle; they would be living with them indefinitely.
Fourteen warlords from far-right paramilitary militias suspected in Colombia of thousands of atrocities began court appearances Wednesday around the United States on drug trafficking charges
TAMPA, Fla. -- The Villanova band chanted as the final seconds ticked away early Saturday morning on the No. 12 seed Wildcats' 75-69 win against fifth-seeded Clemson. "UP-SET CI-TY! UP-SET CI-TY!"
The decline in residential real estate accelerated though the end of 2007, and home prices in 20 key markets plunged 9.1% for the year, according to a survey released Tuesday.
The AL East remains the game's glamour division, but the Red Sox and Yankees could be challenged by Toronto, and an emerging Tampa team is building a contender.
The ongoing struggle between American shipwreck salvage company Odyssey Marine and the Spanish government has become a classic courtroom drama
You can't blame America's homeowners for feeling hopelessly confused. From suburban porches and city terraces, they're gawking at a housing world gone mad. Just 18 months ago, folks on a tony Linden Lane or a leafy Boxwood Court were astounded to see the colonial their neighbors bought for $600,000 in 2000 sell for $1.5 million after multiple bids. Now they're just as bewildered to watch the same model across the street go begging for months at $1.1 million without a single offer.
On April 10, a Gulfstream G-V took off from the British territory of Gibraltar en route to Tampa with a load of Colonial-era silver and gold coins salvaged from a centuries-old shipwreck.
Two Egyptian students at the University of South Florida were indicted Friday for carrying explosive materials across state lines
Two Egyptian students at the University of South Florida were indicted Friday for carrying explosive materials across states lines and one of them was charged with teaching the other how to use them for violent reasons.
Home prices have shown few signs of any turnaround, and a new report sees the downward slide continuing.
Thirteen years ago, as an animal- control officer in Tampa, I started Animal Capture of Florida. It was a removal service, mostly trapping stray cats at apartment complexes. We didn't make much of a profit, so I increased margins by doing repairs-fixing holes raccoons made in the attic, etc. Five years ago we jumped at the chance to become the state-contracted alligator trapper for Hillsborough County. It looked like fun.
Question: I've been hearing a lot about "equity harvesting," or the practice of taking equity out of my home and investing it the markets. Do you think this is a good idea? What are the pros and cons? - Rich, Tampa, Florida
E Solutions, a Tampa IT firm we covered in May 2005, has contracted with 13 Major League Baseball teams to license its web-based scouting software. In March, after signing up the Astros, Mariners, and Mets, president Michael Morizio spun off the sports division into a separate company, ScoutAdvisor (scoutadvisor.com). Morizio now hopes to score overseas, marketing his software to European cricket and soccer teams.
By Charles Carpenter Owner, Animal Capture of Florida, Tampa animalcapture.com
1. More airport trouble: Though we "reported" in Tuesday's 10 Spot that Michael Vick would address Congress that day to lobby for more funding for after-school programs, Vick was actually a no-show. The Falcons quarterback was traveling to D.C. from Tampa, where he had played in teammate Warrick Dunn's charity golf tournament. Vick was scheduled to change planes in Atlanta, but his AirTran flight from Tampa was delayed and he missed his connection. The Tampa-Atlanta flight must have been really late, moreover, since we all know that Vick can run; he probably would have made O.J. look like a sluggard as he busted through the terminal to catch his flight. But here's a valid question raised by reader Chris Adams of Charlotte: Can't Vick spring for a direct flight from Tampa to D.C.? Didn' t he sign a 10-year contract extension a while back worth an estimated $130 million? AirTran is an airline for, well, poor people like me.
You'll find no better experts on the real estate boom and bust than Joyce and Louis Bertulfo.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Charles Sharon was charged with stealing a handgun that police said was found under the seat of the player's sport utility vehicle during a drug-related search.
How do you know that you've hired the wrong employee - or waited too long to fire him? If you find two duffel bags full of semiautomatic weapons under his desk , that's a pretty good sign. No, that's not a hypothetical example, although the small-company CEO who told us the story asked that we not use his name. (We can't say we blame him.)
SOMETIMES being third has its perks. Tampa may lack Miami's party-town buzz or Orlando's status for family pilgrimages, but nor does it suffer from the overpriced courses and overcrowded fairways that come with popularity. Florida's third largestcity is the state's best destination for affordable, quality golf. This is best you can get in town for a handful of bills.
Time to answer your questions concerning Brad Richards, Horton's vs. Starbucks, Matthew Barnaby, Jaromir Jagr and pointed criticism directed at Gary Bettman.
Back in the early fall, comparisons were being drawn between the 2006 Chicago Bears' defense and the fierce 1985 unit that was truly one of the best in NFL history. After a 40-7 beatdown of the Buffalo Bills at Soldier Field last Oct. 8, in which the Bills scored a meaningless touchdown with 66 seconds to play, Bears' defenders were genuinely livid in the postgame locker room.
In December 2004, Dr. Bruce Brown and his wife, Bridget, got a call around seven in the evening from a man who had seen the sales listing for their Columbia, S.C., house. He asked if he could come ...
How about the Dogs of the Dow theory? Wow! Stocks like Merck and especially GM are barn-burners this year after sucking wind in '05. Lesson? Companies with real businesses often come back.
According to data released by the Census Bureau, the number of immigrants living in American households rose 16 percent over the last five years. We asked our readers how immigration is impacting their community. Here is a selection of your responses, some of which have been edited:
A small plane crashed into a house at the end of a runway Monday in Tampa, killing the pilot and badly burning the co-pilot, a police officer said.
Faced with the inability of two bickering attorneys to resolve even the most innocuous scheduling questions without his intervention, a Florida federal judge yesterday ordered the two to meet on the steps of the federal courthouse and resolve their latest quarrel by playing "one (1) game of 'rock, paper, scissors.' " (Read the ruling.)
Con artists posing as securities regulators are bilking investors in a twist on the fraud known as advance-fee scams, according to a published report.
Funerals came nearly four decades late for four U.S. servicemen, three of whom who were laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday.
Lawyer Pete Cardillo can still remember the horror of lying in bed one night while termites gnawed his house out from under him. "They were eating into the floorboards and eating toward me," he say...
The Strategy: Buy New in a Job-Rich Region Minimum Investment: $200,000
The number of people filing for unemployment benefits last week edged lower, according to a government report released Thursday, as the closely watched measure of the strength of the employment market was somewhat stronger than Wall Street expectations.
We're trying to make a spending plan and stick to it. Do you know of a simple plan in percentages that we could use to compare what we spend now to what we should spend -- in other words, what should we save, spend on groceries, housing and the like? I made a budget and debt reduction plan for us but don't really have anything to compare it to.
"The end of plaid jackets and green pants!" So Goldman Sachs analyst Gary Lapidus gleefully predicted back in January. Who could blame him? Car salesmen--enough said. Add the Internet's promise to ...
$10 Box seats for a Yankees game at Legends Field in Tampa during baseball's spring training cost $16 less than they do in the Bronx. Find all the teams' schedules and nearby hotels on the Web at w...
Planning to pop a few corks soon? We asked Thomas Matthews of Wine Spectator and Jean-Louis Carbonnier of the Champagne Wines Information Bureau to name restaurants that offer an impressive variety...
Stocks of companies based in Miami outperformed those of 23 other metropolitan areas in the first quarter of 1995, according to the exclusive MONEY/ Nordby Cities Index. The Florida city's 12 stock...
On Oct. 6, some 100,000 Americans sat down in shopping malls, in hospitals and on college campuses to talk about sadness, anxiety and fatigue. Why all the gloom? The national introspection was part...
THE CRASH scene at the intersection of 40th Street and 26th Avenue in Tampa is chaotic and tense. The two cars are bent and battered. Their drivers and passengers are not bleeding, but they are sha...
SAY YOU'RE one of the hardy survivors, an $80,000-a-year product manager or corporate staffer who's weathered the tempest of downsizing and still has a job. Now that your cost-crazed company has tr...
CONGRATULATIONS, slugger, you hit a home run. Those 1,000 shares of Compusoar you bought two years ago went right over the wall. Now you've cashed out and are sitting on a cool $100,000, ready to s...
Maybe it's time to start handing out bulletproof vests along with employee IDs. Homicides committed by disgruntled current and former employees at the workplace are on the rise. That kind of killin...
Although more than 80% of the nearly 10,000 readers who responded to MONEY's February poll on health care think the treatment they receive personally is good or excellent, a full 51% believe the co...
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ALBANY State government is still about the only game in town in this Northeastern city. No wonder it's not the best place for value; clerical wages are relatively high, and manufacturing wages are ...
You can't throw a pinpoint 60-yard touchdown pass, so forget about landing a contract worth an average of $3.2 million a year like Joe Montana's. Your acting career ended with a bit part in your hi...
The July article ''Don't Gamble with Your Life Insurance'' advised that ''you'll often take a loss if you swap a life insurance policy you have held for less than 10 years.'' The reason consumers f...
It is Sunday evening, January 27, and your servant sits at the keyboard shrouded in gloom. Whence his blues? Mainly from the extra-heavy subject of this composition, a guaranteed downer. Also from ...
The free-trade pact between Canada and the U.S. doesn't mention hockey pucks. But there they were when the National Hockey League chose Ottawa, Canada, and Tampa, Florida, as sites for new teams. P...
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Federation of Independent Businessmen and the National Taxpayers Union all have given Senator Jesse Helms excellent ratings. But MONEY doesn't agree? How ...
PETER MAYER, chairman of publisher Penguin Group, recently booked an overnight flight from New York to Paris on Air France, just so he could attend a meeting the next morning. Then, he says, ''my s...
BOSTON Growth has not been banned in Boston, but it's a problem. The city was one of the great urban revival stories, thanks largely to the high-tech and finance industries. But the labor market no...
Sleek and sophisticated, the 186-mile-per-hour Train a Grande Vitesse opened its newest route from Paris to Le Mans in September. Can Texas or Florida be far behind? Morrison Knudsen, the Boise, Id...
SUN AND FUN are two variables that do not ordinarily figure in economic computations. Yet they are key ingredients in the growth of the U.S.'s fourth- largest state. Thanks largely to its well-know...
On the freshly groomed Har-Tru courts of the Saddlebrook Golf and Tennis ! Resort near Tampa, Florida, 64 players from Seattle to St. Petersburg met on a steamy October weekend to decide the Lipton...
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