A white coating of dust caked the inside of Robert Thornton's Valrico home. "Parts of it looked like a bomb hit it," he said. ...more

December 7, 2008

If your house is a domestic wreck, try getting some professional help for it. ...more

December 3, 2008

When Rosa Maria Bradley drove from her Brandon home to Temple Terrace on Thursday night to sell 50 oxycodone pills, she took her 4-year-old son, according to the Temple Terrace Police Department. ...more

August 29, 2008

The walls are stained with mold. The roof leaks. Sheetrock and baseboards have been cut away 3 feet from the floor, marking the height where floodwaters reached several months ago, nearly engulfing the downtown firehouse. ...more

July 19, 2008

WAUCHULA — Years ago, this two-story building at North Florida and Alabama Avenue was Rogers meat market. It sat empty for two decades, collecting old mattresses, clothing and other junk that should have been thrown away. But when Sherry White saw it, she realized it could be the new home Lydia's House, a medium-term home for women who have no other place to go. That was more than a year ago, and now the building is nearly ready for its first occupants. "It was hard work," White said. The building was in terrible condition. ...more

October 8, 2007