In the matter of Falcon Heene, the 6-year-old boy who stashed himself - or was stashed by his parents - in the attic while a frantic world thought he was adrift in a homemade balloon, let us stipulate a few things: ...more

October 23, 2009

Republicans on Wednesday said a Homeland Security Department intelligence assessment unfairly characterizes military veterans as right-wing extremists. ...more

April 15, 2009

Four Lake Placid middle school students are facing expulsion due to what the school calls gang-related activity in the past two months, but Principal Derrel Bryan said there has been no gang-related violence on the school's campus. ...more

February 5, 2009

A federal magistrate is recommending that a Tampa man charged with being part of a Gambino crime family conspiracy be tried along with other defendants accused in the conspiracy. James V. Cadicamo was arrested in August along with four other men charged with participating in a vast racketeering conspiracy under the umbrella of the Gambino crime family. At the same time, John A. "Junior" Gotti was named in a separate, similar indictment handed up by a federal grand jury in Tampa. ...more

January 6, 2009

Thank you, Melissa Dojka, for having the courage to tell this community about the rape you suffered at the hands of three marauding thugs who, if found guilty in a court of law, should be locked up for life. ...more

September 22, 2008

CBS says "Matrix" star Laurence Fishburne is joining the cast of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," stepping into the gap left by departing cast member William Petersen. ...more

August 19, 2008

TARPON SPRINGS -- The former home of what once was one of the city's most notorious nightspots could become a house of worship by early next year. The pastor of the East Lake Church of God in Christ doesn't think this should cause anyone a problem. ...more

August 2, 2008

In the immortal words of Agent 86 Maxwell Smart, Sami Al-Arian "missed it by that much," in an effort to get out of the hoosegow earlier this week. ...more

July 17, 2008

Belgian authorities detained 14 people Friday whom they described as Islamic extremists planning to use explosives to free a supporter of al-Qaida who is imprisoned for plotting an attack on a Belgian air base. The authorities said raids in 15 locations, mostly in Brussels, had turned up explosives and arms. ...more

December 23, 2007

Congress has dropped legislation that would have expanded laws against hate crimes to include attacks on gay people after it became clear the measure would not pass the House, aides said Thursday. ...more

December 7, 2007