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PricewaterhouseCoopers laying off 500 employees
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- PricewaterhouseCoopers is laying off approximately 500 in-house information technology employees -- most from its offices in Tampa.
Appeals court blocks matching funds for McCollum
ATLANTA (AP) -- A federal appeals court has effectively blocked Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum's attempt to get the state to subsidize his campaign for every dollar beyond $24.9 million spent by his self-financed opponent.
Everglades, Madagascar rain forest on UNESCO list
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The United Nations has added Florida's Everglades National Park and rain forests in Madagascar to its list of World Heritage sites in danger.
PricewaterhouseCoopers laying off 500 employees
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- PricewaterhouseCoopers is laying off approximately 500 in-house information technology employees -- most from its offices in Tampa.
Man gets 13 years in prison for bank robberies
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- A serial bank robber was sentenced to 13 years in prison after admitting he committed a string of bank heists across South Florida.
Appeals court blocks matching funds for McCollum
ATLANTA (AP) -- A federal appeals court in Atlanta has reversed a Florida court's decision, effectively blocking Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum's attempt to get taxpayer money to bolster his campaign.