Every lawsuit filed or even threatened under a California law aimed at electing more minorities to local offices - and all of the roughly $4.3 million from settlements so far - can be traced to just two people: a pair of attorneys who worked together writing the statute, The Associated Press has found. ...more

November 15, 2009

Mark Yaffe's opulent mansion in Avila always has been the most sensational aspect of National Gold Exchange's bankruptcy case. ...more

November 11, 2009

It was January 22, 1997, two days before the Super Bowl XVI in the Detroit Dome, San Francisco was going to beat Cincinnati. Even inside it was chilly. ...more

January 29, 2009

The Florida Elections Commission has fined City Commissioner Steve Van Gorden $3,000 for campaign law violations in his 2008 municipal race. ...more

January 24, 2009

Four men are accused of running two marijuana-growing operations with a total of 188 plants worth roughly $540,000, authorities said. ...more

November 26, 2008

An 8-year-old boy accused in the deaths of his father and another man gave police conflicting accounts about the shootings, at one point saying, "I wasn't shooting any guns" before admitting to firing at least two shots at each of the men. ...more

November 19, 2008

The Love One Another food program, launched in September by the Dade City Youth Council and First Baptist Church, is all about dignity. ...more

October 15, 2008

Ambar Rodriguez-Avila took an 8-year-old girl dressed in a Batman costume on a ghastly grocery trip Thursday, authorities said. ...more

October 3, 2008

DUNEDIN - Casa Tina's Mexican Restaurant plans to serve-up a sampling of arts and culture along with its spicy salsa and savory dishes. Another downtown hospitality outpost has similar ideas. ...more

June 14, 2008

TAMPA - A man threw a computer mouse at the head of his 3-year-old son after becoming angry with his pregnant wife and the child, according to the Tampa Police Department. ...more

June 13, 2008