A bill passed Wednesday would make human smuggling a third degree felony with a five-year maximum prison sentence. ...more

February 4, 2009

Tests have linked Roger Clemens' DNA to blood in syringes that his former personal trainer says he used to inject the pitcher with performance-enhancing drugs, according to a report. ...more

February 3, 2009

After Netflix received customer complaints that its DVDs weren't arriving, the postal service started an investigation. ...more

February 3, 2009

The calls were always the same: telemarketers claiming he'd promised $20 to a Florida charity. Coral Springs resident Jerry Mayer didn't remember pledging money. He told the callers they were wrong. He had an illness in his family. He just wanted to be left alone. But the phone kept ringing at least once a week until he mailed a check, he said. ...more

February 1, 2009

Private pilots will not be getting a sneak peek over the Super Bowl. Local and federal authorities today announced a strict no-fly zone above and around Raymond James Stadium on Sunday. ...more

January 28, 2009

Arthur Nadel, the hedge fund manager from Sarasota who disappeared recently, turned himself in today, an FBI spokesman said. Before disappearing, Nadel wrote a letter to his wife giving her instructions — "if you want to survive this mess" — to take money out of credit and other accounts before the authorities blocked access, according to a criminal complaint. ...more

January 27, 2009

An Indiana financial adviser accused of trying to fake his death in a plane crash said he's been under psychiatric care and claims not to recall the events of the day he bailed out, a newspaper reported Friday. ...more

January 23, 2009

Seven men accused of using semi-submersible vessels, go-fast boats and other watercraft to smuggle drugs have been extradited from Colombia to the United States to face conspiracy charges, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. ...more

January 21, 2009

Two Florida fire departments are dumping their fire-resistant uniform pants amid concerns that the fabric used is toxic. ...more

January 16, 2009

A federal office building in downtown Tampa was evacuated this afternoon when a suspicious package was found in the mailroom, authorities say. Seventy-five people working in the building, which houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement as well as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services workers, were evacuated about 1:45 p.m., Tampa Fire Rescue Capt. Bill Wade said in a written statement. ...more

January 15, 2009