TAMPA - A man accused of offering a woman money so he could have sex with her two young children cut off his electronic ankle bracelet Sunday and disappeared, his attorney said. ...more

June 9, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY Three text messages sent from a former substitute teacher to the 17-year-old student she's accused of having sex with surfaced in court documents today. ...more

June 5, 2008

The trouble with Americans is they don't know when to leave well enough alone. ...more

May 28, 2008

TAMPA - A 43-year-old woman accused of having sex with a friend's 15-year-old son has been ordered by a Hillsborough County judge to stay away from the boy and his family, court documents state. ...more

May 9, 2008

Hillsborough County School District officials are shaping new cell phone rules likely to ignite some fiery text messages among students. ...more

May 8, 2008

WESLEY CHAPEL - Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay announced today that it is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of a 28-year-old Pasco County man wanted in the slaying of his neighbor. ...more

May 6, 2008

A day after Indiana bought out Coach Kelvin Sampson's contract and players threatened to boycott, Armon Bassett scored a season-high 24 points and the No. 15 Hoosiers escaped with an 85-82 victory over Northwestern on Saturday night. ...more

February 24, 2008

Rebecca Ann Gohn wakes up each morning with the same thought running through her mind: "This could be the day." ...more

February 9, 2008

HOLIDAY - Rebecca Ann Gohn wakes up each morning with the same thought running through her mind: "This could be the day." For months, Gohn said, she's been terrorized by a man she and her husband, Edward, used to consider a friend, In fact, Hadzi Palevic and his wife, who goes by "Judy" rather than her Yugoslavian name, were the Gohns' best friends for a time. ...more

February 8, 2008

I have read and heard about the dismissal of three county employees for the improper usage of county equipment. I also know that there are numerous others who have also misused the equipment, however, they were not dismissed. I have read a couple of letters to the editor concerning this matter also. I am really shocked at the response that Sara Keller and Roger Mcallister have. Apparently, Sara and Roger have not gone to the public records and reviewed the text messages that were sent by the three who were dismissed. From my understanding, the content of these text messages are nothing more than pornography. I cannot believe that any resident of Highlands County or any other county would want to know that their hard earned tax dollars are paying people to send porn. I am also of the mind that further investigation should be made into the three and all time spent for their texting should be tallied and be repaid to the county. After all, it is the county's money. ...more

February 5, 2008