In an economy hammered by job cuts and lost investments, there is something that has consumers feeling good again: Lower gasoline prices. After enduring months of record high pump prices, motorists and businesses are paying about $1 a gallon less for fuel than they were over the summer. Pump prices in the Tampa Bay area are averaging $2.87 a gallon, down from a high of $4.01 on July 16, according to AAA. ...more
October 22, 2008
To travel for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas or not - that is the question. ...more
October 19, 2008
Visionaries in the past have pictured people getting around town in their own personal helicopters or flying here and there with James Bond-style jet packs strapped to their backs. ...more
October 15, 2008
Charles Moriarty's pickup hasn't seen a full tank of gas since he bought it in March. ...more
October 14, 2008
Democrats have decided to allow a quarter-century ban on drilling for oil off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to expire next week, conceding defeat in a months-long battle with the White House and Republicans set off by $4 a gallon gasoline prices this summer. ...more
September 24, 2008
"Knight Rider" is more than just an elaborate product placement scheme to help Ford sell those $79,000 Mustang GT550KRs. ...more
September 24, 2008
WASHINGTON - Democrats have decided to allow a quarter-century ban on drilling for oil off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to expire next week, conceding defeat in an months-long battle with the White House and Republicans set off by $4 a gallon gasoline prices this summer. ...more
September 23, 2008
A sweet deal with a diesel distributor has the Hillsborough County School District flush with fuel when other districts across the state are canceling field trips and after-hours buses for students. ...more
September 18, 2008
A sweet deal with a diesel distributor has the Hillsborough County school district flush with fuel when other districts around the state are canceling field trips and after-hours buses for students. ...more
September 17, 2008
Price Gouging Big surprise: Gasoline prices at the pump go up! No surprise: Gasoline prices at the pump go up! ...more
September 17, 2008
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