MANATEE — Death does not respect economic downturns; it happens anyway. With average costs for a funeral and burial topping $5,000, local funeral homes and crematories report families are opting ...

In Rubonia, on the outskirts of Manatee County, there is a pet cemetery that contains dogs, cats, a monkey, a canary, a field mouse, two skunks and possibly a sheep.

TAMPA, Fla. -- On Wednesday evening, the casket of a U.S. Army solider arrived at Tampa International Airport. Specialist Nicholas Panipinto, 20, died last week when the Bradley Fighting vehicle ...