TAMPA - The winner of the largest slot machine jackpot in Florida history said she played the machine because she "felt lucky" and plans to use some of her $2.5 million winnings to pay off her home in Land O' Lakes. Terese Moore said she visited the ...

Whatever holiday you celebrate, there's no denying the thrill that comes to kids of all ages upon seeing a parade of lights, a fir tree capped with a glittering star, or the lighting of a menorah. Alas, in these Grinchish days when a dollar's ...

TALLAHASSEE — For years, anti-smoking forces have pleaded for lawmakers to raise Florida's cigarette tax — the nation's fifth lowest — in a move to reduce smoking and raise money for the state's health-care programs. Lawmakers, however, have ...

Greg Kisela, former assistant city manager and director of public works in Fort Lauderdale, was just named City Manager of the Year by the Florida League of Cities. Kisela's time here was not without controversy. Read a 2003 Sun Sentinel story on the ...

Let's get this straight. In the past 24 to 30 months, the price of oil was a major catalyst for inflation, which is why we pay so much more for food and restaurants. In the spring, we paid almost $4 a gallon for gasoline. Now we pay an average of $2 ...

The Seminole Indians are preparing the plans to bring one of the most luxurious casino complexes on the East Coast to Coconut Creek, Florida. If they receive approval, the complex will make their Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida, look like a ...

Mixed Martial Arts are back in South Florida, but this time it's World Extreme Cagefighting that visits the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino near Hollywood on Wednesday as the headline fight of WEC 36 features the ''California Kid'' Urijah Faber ...

When seeking Action Line's attention, if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. We can't answer every inquiry, but this month we helped readers solve issues involving $11,517.29. That brings our total for 2008 to $445,890.99! Among this months ...

The Seminole Coconut Creek Casino is not as big as the other Seminole casino in South Florida. The Hard Rock in Hollywood might get all the attention, but for over a month it was the Creek casino that was getting the poker players. The bad beat ...

HOLLYWOOD - Blackjack has taken another step into Florida, with cards starting to fly at Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Tampa. Contrary to the Seminole Tribe 's splashy celebrity-laden debut of blackjack at its Hard Rock casino in Hollywood on June 22 ...