New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won Florida's Democratic primary Tuesday, a contest diminished by a clash between the state and national parties that left no delegates at stake and caused the candidates to mostly stay away. ...more

January 30, 2008

Slot machine supporters hit the jackpot Tuesday as Miami-Dade County voters approved the installation of the devices at three parimutuel facilities, with tax dollars from gambling funneled into a state education fund. ...more

January 30, 2008

Edward John Trombetta, who served as a top official under Gov. Reubin Askew, has died. He was 69. ...more

January 29, 2008

Broward County prosecutors said Friday they have offered to try as a juvenile a 12-year-old boy accused of fatally beating his toddler cousin, if he pleads guilty to second-degree murder. ...more

January 27, 2008

Hillsborough County has taken the first steps toward joining communities across the nation in putting up cameras at intersections and snapping photos of red-light runners. ...more

January 26, 2008

TAMPA - Hillsborough County has taken the first steps toward joining communities across the nation in putting up cameras at intersections and snapping photos of red-light runners. ...more

January 25, 2008

TAMPA - A 21-year-old man wanted for aggravated assault on an officer in Miami Beach was arrested here Tuesday, U.S. marshals said. ...more

January 9, 2008

Federal authorities approved an agreement between Gov. Charlie Crist and the Seminole Tribe that allows expanded gambling at the tribe's casinos in exchange for payments to the state, officials said Wednesday. ...more

January 3, 2008

A Broward Sheriff's Office sergeant was stabbed in the stomach on Sunday, and authorities were searching for the suspect. ...more

November 26, 2007

Students at four Hillsborough County schools will have a chance to attend workshops on paying for college when the Sallie Mae Fund's bus tour stops in Tampa Monday and Tuesday. The fund, a charitable organization Sallie Mae sponsors, partnered with the Hillsborough County School district to bring the workshops to Lennard and Durant high schools on Monday and Leto and Alonso on Tuesday. Scholarships worth $250 each will be awarded at Lennard, Durant and Leto. The Alonso workshop will be conducted in Spanish and include a $1,000 scholarship. All are free. ...more

November 21, 2007