A state agency will hire an independent auditor to determine how former Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson spent federal funds meant for voter education and equipment. ...more

March 12, 2009

It's a thorny issue, the push to take court-related duties away from circuit court clerks in Florida. ...more

March 1, 2009

Seven new starters. Those words hung over Virginia Tech's defense like a dark cloud. ...more

December 4, 2008

Jason Taylor and Chris Horton never were Sean Taylor's teammates with the Washington Redskins. Never practiced alongside him. Never slapped him on the helmet after one of those jarring tackles he delivered. ...more

November 26, 2008

The economy has defied persistent predictions that it would run out of gas, but everyday working folks are feeling a financial squeeze they can only define as hard times. ...more

June 15, 2008

SEBRING — Highlands County Det. Sgt. Sharon Glisson resigned Oct. 12 for medical reasons, during an internal investigation into how a florescent camping lantern vanished from a growhouse and one just like it ended up in her garage. The investigation by Sheriff's Lt. Gaspar "Gus" Garcia, which sustained allegations of theft and misconduct by Det. Lawrence Daniel Schneider, of the Avon Park Police Department, who is on loan to the sheriff's drug task force, cast a dark cloud on the last months of Glisson's nearly 20-year career. On Aug. 28, the Sheriff's Special Investigations Unit searched a growhouse at 3010 Cedora Terrace, in Sebring. Glisson was supervisor on the case. As the growhouse raid was winding down, Schneider claimed he saw Glisson come out of the house holding something, which he said she put outside by the front door. He shined his light on the object and saw it was a lantern. ...more

November 17, 2007