Each Thanksgiving season, a few unlucky Americans manage to burn down their houses trying to deep-fry a turkey. ...more

November 7, 2009

Publix Super Markets posted higher profits on lower revenue in its third quarter. Executives for the grocery chain said they were pleased with recent improvements. "But we understand our net earnings are essentially the same as our results for the third quarters of 2006 and 2007," said Publix CEO Ed Crenshaw. ...more

November 3, 2009

As millions of Americans endure budget cuts, furloughs and layoffs, more are turning to hundreds of coupon blogs to save suddenly precious dollars. "Coupon" ranks among the most-searched words on Google. ...more

October 30, 2009

More than 100 farmworkers protested Sunday afternoon outside a Publix demanding the grocer pay higher prices for tomatoes to help increase the wages of pickers. ...more

October 26, 2009

Deputies ended an armed standoff with a man barricaded in a Brandon wine store shortly before 2:30 p.m. today. ...more

October 4, 2009

The economy may be hurting some stores. Less so Publix lately. The massive Lakeland-based grocery chain with stores across Florida said sales and profits were up in its most recent quarter, though some established stores saw some slowdown. ...more

August 7, 2009

United Way of Hernando County will sponsor its third annual Stuff the Bus school supply drive for the county's teachers from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Aug. 14-16. Residents are encouraged to drop off school supplies or gift cards at one of the following bus locations. ...more

August 1, 2009

The Publix that replaced the chain's smaller 1985 grocery at Walden Woods Shopping Center has a variety of activities scheduled Saturday, Aug. 1 to mark the anniversary of last summer's reopening. ...more

July 26, 2009

Wal-Mart's supercenters continue to add food customers in Florida while other grocery chains are losing them, new data show. ...more

July 15, 2009

It's a happy July 4 for two winners of a Florida Lottery drawing who bought tickets in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

July 4, 2009