A 66-year-old man was charged Friday with soliciting sex with children via the Internet - with a law enforcement official posing as a parent. ...more

August 2, 2008

The state's top mortgage regulator is keeping his job, at least for two more weeks. The governor and Cabinet this morning gave Financial Regulations Director Don Saxon until Aug. 12 to come back with proposals to ensure convicted felons are not being licensed as mortgage brokers. ...more

July 29, 2008

Dear Savvy Senior What resources are available for researching charities? My husband and I recently received a nice inheritance from my mother and are interested in making a financial contribution but want to be sure the money is well spent. What can you tell us? ...more

July 9, 2008

HERITAGE ISLES - The community development district's lawyer has advised district Supervisor Jack Meehan not to reveal the names of Heritage Isles CDD contractors who bought insurance from him. ...more

July 7, 2008

RIVERVIEW - A 49-year-old Riverview man faces charges he solicited sex online from a 13-year-old boy who was actually an undercover officer with the attorney general's office, according to a news release. Authorities from the attorney general's office say Arthur J. Passeri of 10815 Brickside Court engaged in a series of Internet conversations with a person he thought was a teenager but was actually a law-enforcement officer. ...more

June 20, 2008

TAMPA - Chicago-based Aon Corp., a leading insurance broker, has agreed to reimburse Florida policyholders $2.6 million under a settlement with state regulators. ...more

May 23, 2008

Most of us can easily picture a scene in which a villain is forced to talk by tough good guys who find out just in time how to stop a ticking bomb that would have destroyed a city. ...more

January 31, 2008

Police used tear gas, water cannons and batons Thursday to block thousands of people from protesting Kenya's disputed election amid a political deadlock between the president and his chief rival. ...more

January 4, 2008

Tampa without grouper sandwiches? It may be as unthinkable as Philadelphia without cheesesteaks and New Orleans without muffalettas. But in 2007, it actually happened. With Florida-caught grouper in short supply last summer, some eateries – including the iconic Columbia Restaurant – took the fish off the menu. Others turned grouper from a regular feature into a special item or notified diners they get another fish as a substitute. ...more

December 25, 2007

Attorney General Paul Morrison announced his resignation Friday, days after acknowledging an extramarital affair with a former employee who has accused him of sexual harassment, and of professional misconduct aimed at his predecessor. ...more

December 15, 2007