Florida State has completed its written response to the NCAA's notice of allegations - a document the university originally received in June - relating to an academic-misconduct case that involved 60 FSU student-athletes primarily connected to an online music course and a former tutor. ...more

September 12, 2008

A sheriff's lieutenant was placed on paid administrative leave Wednesday pending the outcome of a criminal investigation. ...more

September 5, 2008

A Pinellas Sheriff's deputy resigned amid allegations he had made defamatory remarks about the sheriff and chief deputy on an intra-agency Web site, according to a sheriff's memorandum released this morning. ...more

September 3, 2008

The number of women accusing a doctor of fondling them during examinations continues to rise. ...more

September 2, 2008

An independent review commission designed to examine the inner workings of Hillsborough County's jails has pushed back the date it plans to release its final report. ...more

September 2, 2008

A Sebring man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $15,000 bond Tuesday, charged with hitting his step-father and grabbing his mother during an argument. Jordan Eli Shapiro, 29, of Sebring, was charged with domestic violence related aggravated battery on a person 65 years old or older and domestic violence battery. ...more

August 26, 2008

President Hamid Karzai on Saturday strongly condemned a coalition airstrike that he said killed up to 95 Afghan civilians - including 50 children - in a village in western Afghanistan on Friday, and said his government would be announcing initiatives to prevent such heavy losses of civilian life. ...more

August 24, 2008

Lawsuits continue to pile up against car dealerships owned by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan. ...more

August 23, 2008

Lawsuits continue to pile up against car dealerships owned by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan. ...more

August 22, 2008

In one day, Sgt. Robert Perrault Jr. logged 21 hours for the city's police department and Pasco-Hernando Community College, where he has taught criminal justice classes for two years. ...more

August 16, 2008