Citizens can now track Florida's spending on a Web site called "Florida's Checkbook." ...more

May 20, 2009

The Orlando police chief's gun was stolen from a city-issued SUV parked outside her home. ...more

March 25, 2009

It was checkbook time for the 10 students in the PACE Center for Girls classroom. ...more

March 6, 2009

It was checkbook time for the 10 students in the PACE Center for Girls classroom. ...more

February 28, 2009

The caregiver for a 96-year-old woman living in a mobile home park is accused of trying to steal $215,000 in annuities the woman had set aside to supplement her social security checks, according to court documents. ...more

February 4, 2009

A Pasco County jury this afternoon found Ryan Young guilty of first-degree murder in the slaying of his mother. ...more

January 23, 2009

Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom is a disgrace. At a time when the Legislature is working to burden local and county government with further unfunded mandates, evidence surfaces that the speaker cooked up a $122.5-million spending spree for his hometown community college. ...more

January 4, 2009

As I age, I find myself wanting to reduce the accumulated collections of things in my life to a concentrated core. For example, I opt for frozen orange juice, which takes up less 'fridge space than a quart of the real thing, which takes up less space than a dozen of the truly real things. ...more

December 10, 2008

The numbers look stunning. Your teen's monthly text-messaging bill? Not even close. ...more

September 28, 2008

The mother of a missing toddler, who authorities have called a person of interest in the girl's disappearance, was arrested a third time Monday on new theft charges. ...more

September 16, 2008