In both instances, the robber walked into the bank, half his face covered with gauze bandages, and waited in line until it was his turn to step up to the teller. ...more

August 14, 2008

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Bob Butterworth resigned Tuesday as the head of Florida's troubled child protection agency, following a 19-month stint in one of the toughest jobs in state government. ...more

July 29, 2008

It is shameful that this nation founded on the principles of open government is chipping away at the ability of the press to tell the public what's really going on. ...more

July 28, 2008

Former Port Richey lawyer Jessica Miller was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail Tuesday for failing to appear at a court hearing in December. ...more

July 9, 2008

Former lawyer Jessica Miller was sent to jail Monday after a judge found her in contempt of court for failing to appear at a hearing last year. ...more

June 24, 2008

The United States owes a federal shield law not only to American journalists but to journalists around the world. Passage of such a law is urgently needed. By finally allowing the media to protect the anonymity of confidential sources, Congress would do more than close a fissure in U.S. press freedoms: It would also help curtail the destructive behavior that current U.S. prosecutorial habits are inspiring globally. ...more

June 9, 2008

AVON PARK — An Avon Park woman remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $1,500 bond Wednesday, after police charged her with punching and robbing her ex in the parking lot of the Hendricks Corner grocery store. Cara Anne Parnell, 31, of 906 Palmer Ave., was booked on charges of robbery and domestic violence battery (with a previous conviction for domestic battery). The 57-year-old victim, an Avon Park resident living at a different address, reported that at about 8 a.m. Saturday, he was parked along the west side of Hendricks and was standing at his driver's side door, when Parnell got out of a blue vehicle and walked up to him demanding money, the report stated. The victim refused and was punched in his neck. Parnell walked away, but returned demanding money again. He told her he wasn't giving her any, the report stated. ...more

May 28, 2008

One of the three people Hillsborough County deputies arrested Tuesday on Tanner Road threatened to track a deputy down and beat him up, and the two others struck patrol car windows, deputies say. ...more

February 7, 2008

TAMPA - One of the three people Hillsborough County deputies arrested Tuesday on Tanner Road threatened to track a deputy down and beat him up, and the other two struck patrol car windows, deputies say. ...more

February 6, 2008

The head of the state agency that protects children has called the arrest of its spokesman on child pornography charges "a setback" to efforts to repair its troubled image. ...more

February 2, 2008