From his glass bowl office in the SunTrust tower overlooking Tampa Bay, James Cordier, 47, runs Liberty Trading Group. Cordier is a former Chicago commodities trader, now professionally engaged in options selling. What's that? Simply put, Cordier manages the accounts of 300 high-net-worth investors who make intelligent bets on oil, gold, coffee and other commodities. This isn't stereotypical ... Full Story »
Bernard Franklin Peyton knew he didn't have much longer. Skin cancer had spread over his neck and head. He walked into the Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas . No family, he said, no address. Full Story »
TodayBrooksville Music Club's annual Scholarship Benefit Concert: 2:30 p.m., Christ Lutheran Church, 475 North Ave. W, Brooksville. The Brooksville Baroque Quintet will be featured. Refreshments served. Offering accepted. (352) 556-3428. Full Story »
Phil Abts spent $36,319 to defend himself against an ethics claim, and he wants the city to pay for it. Full Story »
Computerized data for firefighters often is lacking. Full Story »
Three vehicles hit a pedestrian crossing Hillsborough Avenue just after midnight, killing the man. Full Story »
Barrett Ruud was feeling pretty good about the Bucs' victory against the Packers when he woke up Monday. Then he sat down and watched the tape of that game. Full Story »
PREPS Saturday's Results BOYS SOCCER JESUIT 1, TAMPA CATHOLIC 1 Jesuit Full Story »
Mark Ingram rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns, Greg McElroy threw two long scoring passes and No. 3 Alabama improved to 10-0 for the second straight year with a 31-3 win against Mississippi State on Saturday night. Full Story »
Jonathan Baldwin made two exceptional catches that allowed No. 8 Pittsburgh to open up an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter before Notre Dame rallied behind two touchdowns by star Golden Tate, and the Panthers held on for a 27-22 victory Saturday night that may raise more cries for Fighting Irish coach Charlie Weis' ouster. Full Story »
PARRISH — It may seem like a pretty arcane subject for fickle modern kids: historic train cars. Full Story »
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What: 11th Annual Canine Christmas Full Story »
MANATEE — A stolen car, a chase over the Sunshine Skyway bridge, the attempted ramming of a Florida Highway Patrol trooper and a backlog of warrants sent two suspects to jail overnight. Full Story »
BRADENTON — Since the news broke that minor league baseball is coming to Bradenton, business owners and community leaders have been talking about how it will be a boon to the area around McKechnie Field. Full Story »
The Associated Press It was about fascination with big money - and the life of a couple at the center of the biggest financial fraud case in U.S. history. Bernard and Ruth Madoff's belongings fetched several times their estimated values at auction Saturday for a total of about $1 million, twice as much as the auctioneers had hoped for. Full Story »
The Associated Press Airport officials in Kansas City say a passenger jet struck a flock of birds shortly after takeoff and returned to land safely. The Frontier Airlines flight took off about 7 p.m. Saturday night bound for Denver when it hit the birds at an altitude of about 4,000 feet. Full Story »
By ABBY WEINGARTEN Correspondent Sporting bodices, pelts and armor, thousands of theater and history buffs gathered Saturday at the Sarasota County Fairgrounds to shed some light, and fun, on the Dark Ages. William the Conqueror, played by local Dean Bowden, led the Normans into a mock Battle of Hastings at the sixth annual Sarasota Medieval Fair. Full Story »
Tom Lyons The long, slow investigation of former Sarasota County Sheriff Bill Balkwill's dealings with a jail services company is complicated, I'm sure. One reason must be all the files he erased from a laptop computer that held potential evidence. Full Story »
By KATE SPINNER When thunderstorms started swirling in the Caribbean last week, few forecasters expected much more than a late-season tropical storm off Nicaragua. Full Story »
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Wonder if you qualify for extended unemployment benefits? Now you can find out with a click. Full Story »
SOUTHWEST RANCHES, Florida (AP) -- Town officials have ordered a man to get rid of his 300-pound pet pig, but the owner says he'd rather leave town than give up the pig. Full Story »
Tampa, Florida - Tampa Police officers are looking for the driver they say hit a pedestrian and ran. Officers say the victim was crossing E. Hillsborough Avenue at N. 34th Street around midnight Sunday when they were hit by three cars. Two of the drivers stopped, the third took off. Full Story »
MIAMI (AP) -- Florida is taking steps to make the medical histories of more than 1 million Medicaid patients available to thousands of doctors, clinics and hospitals around the state. Full Story »
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- How about some hand sanitizer before greeting Mickey Mouse? In an effort to halt the spread of the swine flu, Walt Disney World has installed dozens of hand sanitizer dispensers throughout the theme park, hotel lobbies and character meet-and-greet areas. Full Story »
By TOM PALMER THE LEDGER BARTOW | The days when members of the public could simply walk into county offices will soon be over. County Manager Mike Herr confirmed that within the next few weeks new security measures will be put in place in the Neil Combee County Administration Building. Full Story »
By HELENE SCHULZ One evening, when we had not been married very long, Bert asked me if I'd like to go frog-gigging. Having grown up in New York City, I had never encountered any little ponds or lakes where people could just go fish or gig frogs the way you could in Winter Haven in 1957. Full Story »
By JEREMY MAREADY THE LEDGER LAKELAND | A Lakeland Police Department internal investigation of a 2008 vehicle pursuit found that three of its officers violated department policy. The findings resulted in one-day suspensions for two of them and a formal reprimand for another. Full Story »
An afternoon crash left one Winter Haven woman in critical condition and another with serious injuries Saturday, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Joyce V. Johnson, 53, was taken to Heart of Florida Hospital with critical injuries. Dena L. Simmons, 39, was taken to Winter Haven Hospital. Full Story »
An early morning crash seriously injured a Haines City man Saturday, Haines City police said. Sean Michael Turner, 25, was driving his 1989 Ford north on Lake Elsie Drive in Haines City about 2:30 a.m. when the car veered off the road and hit a wooden utility pole head-on, police said. Full Story »
A Polk County deputy is in the hospital this morning after his patrol car rolled and landed in a ditch Full Story »
The Pinellas County Sheriff's department says they have located the man elderly man who went missing Full Story »
A Citrus County teen is killed when he was thrown from his dirt bike Full Story »
Florida health professionals will now have access to electronic Medicaid records Full Story »
Successful member of team in Lithia now wants to win an international title. Full Story »
A pedestrian was killed when he was hit by three cars while trying to cross a busy road early Sunday morning. Full Story »
A Silver Alert has been canceled for a Palm Harbor man after he was found during a traffic stop. Full Story »
A family is trying to crack the cold case of a woman murdered in Tampa. Tracey McClelland, a mother of three was killed two years ago. Her killer is still on the loose. Full Story »
While Ironman athletes made record time biking, swimming, and running through Pinellas County Saturday, thousands of drivers found themselves stranded thanks to the event. Full Story »
A fire at the McDonald Elementary School in Seffner destroyed a classroom and caused heavy smoke damage early Saturday morning. Full Story »
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 17-year-old Cody Corbin of Homosassa was traveling west on West Village Drive and drove onto the south shoulder, striking a row of mailboxes. Full Story »
Town officials have ordered a man to get rid of his 300-pound pet pig, but the owner says he'd rather leave town than give up the animal. Full Story »
BayNews9.com web writer Caitlin Kuleci Constantine will be tweeting and blogging from the space shuttle launch at Kennedy Space Center this weekend. Tweetup Follow @bn9NASA on Twitter Atlas V launch scrubbed after technical difficulties Full Story »
Police said a middle-aged man was attempting to cross East Hillsborough Avenue near 34th Street just after midnight when he was hit by three cars. Full Story »
Jennifer Marteliz was seven at the time. She would become the first missing child whose face appeared on a milk carton. Watch the story You tube video Full Story »
Michael Gay was traveling near 80 Foot Road and County Road 640 in Alturas on Wednesday evening when he spotted a startling glow. Across the field, flames leapt in the air. A tree fire? No. Full Story »
Veterans who served in peace and war, performing services “from the mundane to the dangerous,” were honored at a Veterans Day celebration hosted by Summerlin Academy Saturday morning at Mosaic Park. Full Story »
Bartow’s best teachers and non-instructional staff members were honored Thursday morning at Bartow’s seventh annual Teacher of the Year breakfast. Full Story »
Craft Fair SaturdayBartow’s 18th annual Downtown Craft Fair will be held on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Full Story »
Bartow city commissioners are scheduled to approve application for an $8 million-plus loan Monday night for expansion of the city’s sewage collection and treatment system. Full Story »
Men enjoy warm weather at a hot mineral spring near the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov)
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