As the ice melts, some DFW businesses heat up
Many of the roads may still be a little slippery in spots, covered in a filthy layer of sand and salt. But Mark Hand, manager of the Red Carpet car wash in west Fort Worth, knows what's coming. “It...
View ArticleRaleigh, with the Romanovs, at N.C. Museum of History
In 1918, amid the ruins of the Russian state, the Soviets moved their new nation’s capital back to Moscow after an absence of two centuries. In the interval, the focus of their Orthodox empire was St....
View ArticleMedical pros gather in Tampa for Special Ops conference
If a major disaster takes place in the Tampa area this weekend, the region will be as well positioned as possible to cope. About 1,200 of the world’s top special operations medical professionals,...
View ArticleAtheists’ signs approved for Florida Capitol
The atheists are in at Florida’s Capitol, but Satan’s minions remain in waiting. The state Department of Management Services approved applications today by two groups of atheists to put up displays...
View ArticleFacebook lockout spurs reflection
I was calm, at first, when I saw that Facebook had recently locked me out of my account. I figured I would just need to change my password, or answer a security question, and the whole thing would be...
View ArticleAustin Dillon will race Earnhardt’s No. 3 car in Cup series
CONCORD — Austin Dillon will kick off his full-time career as a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver in 2014. His choice of car could also help jump-start a legacy. When Dillon starts the 2014 Daytona 500...
View ArticlePolice reports show McParlane’s car swerved before fatal crash
Daniel S. McParlane’s car crossed over the center line and into the path of an oncoming motorist on Indian Church Road in West Seneca early in the morning of Nov. 27, causing a crushing T-bone...
View ArticleAustin Dillon will race Earnhardt’s No. 3 car in Cup series
CONCORD Austin Dillon will kick off his full-time career as a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver in 2014. His choice of car could also help jump-start a legacy. When Dillon starts the 2014 Daytona 500 in...
View ArticleThe winners and losers of a federal budget deal
WASHINGTON – The House is expected to vote today on a two-year budget deal that would restore billions in funding to domestic and defense programs while ending the uncertainty over whether another...
View Article$19 for Car Insurance? - Compare Rates and Prices
lnsure.org has been launched to offer Car Insurance marketplace. (PRWEB) December 12, 2013 Motorists in the United States often pay thousands of dollars per year for car insurance, sometimes receiving...
View Article>$19 for Car Insurance? - Compare Rates and Prices
lnsure.org has been launched to offer Car Insurance marketplace. (PRWEB) December 12, 2013 Motorists in the United States often pay thousands of dollars per year for car insurance, sometimes receiving...
View ArticleGov. Rick Scott announces plan to reduce Florida vehicle registration fees,...
TALLAHASSEE | Gov. Rick Scott plans to decrease vehicle registration fees as part of a pledge to reduce taxes and fees by $500 million. If passed, the proposal will impact fees ranging from...
View ArticleTeacher honored for bus crash response
Surrounded by 36 children — some crying, some injured and all frightened — Jodie Stallard kept her cool. Their school bus had just overturned, and the driver hung helpless and unresponsive, suspended...
View ArticleFlood insurance rate relief mired in Congress
Lawmakers are making a final push this week to delay major rate increases in the National Flood Insurance Program days before Congress goes into recess for the year. With the House wrapping up...
View ArticleSupreme Court: Fla. lawmakers must testify on new maps
Associated Press TALLAHASSEE – The Supreme Court ruled today that lawmakers can be forced to testify as part of a lawsuit challenging whether they violated the constitution when they drew new...
View ArticleI-4, Selmon Connector nears completion
TAMPA — It didn’t take long to count 30 heavy trucks rumbling between the Port of Tampa and Interstate 4 along Ybor City’s 21st and 22nd Streets Thursday morning: less than 5 minutes during an...
View ArticleLegal payouts involving former Sacramento County sheriff’s deputy now...
Once referred to by a local attorney as the “Million Dollar Man,” a former sheriff’s deputy cost the county of Sacramento more than $2 million in awards and settlements during his 23 years on the...
View ArticleAdministration relaxes some health care rules, asks insurers to be flexible
WASHINGTON In yet another acknowledgment of the difficulties Americans have faced purchasing coverage through the HealthCare.gov website, the Obama administration on Thursday announced that it would...
View ArticleWish Book: Paralyzed man wants security monitor to see who’s at front door
Ever since he broke his neck in a car crash, Peter Griffin has spent much of his life confined to a Miami Gardens bedroom, dependent on a few caregivers who help with his day-to-day personal needs. “I...
View ArticleJackson: Florida weather heats up Wiregrass Ranch baseball proposal
NEW PORT RICHEY — On a morning when the rest of America was doing its best Frigidaire impersonation, leaving the I-heart-baseball crowd to ponder rumors from the hot stove league and notch another day...
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