Fla. Supreme Court Refuses Stay For Child Killer

Florida's high court on Wednesday denied a stay of execution for a child killer although the U.S. Supreme Court has not yet ruled whether the lethal injection procedure used in most states, including Florida, is cruel and unusual punishment. ...more

November 8, 2007

One Way Candidates Can Educate Voters

We hear it all the time: Candidates for political office seldom give straight answers. Much of what we learn about them comes from political advertisements developed by their opponents and special-interest groups. That's politics. ...more

October 30, 2007

Dealership Approved To Move

Nearly four years after he bought land on State Road 56, Chevrolet dealer Buddy Foster has won the right to relocate his business from Zephyrhills - with one hitch. ...more

October 24, 2007

Deaf Teens Probed In Possible Hate Crime

A group of students at a Washington high school for the deaf scrawled 'KKK' and swastikas on a black student's body with a marker while holding him against his will, police said Wednesday. ...more

October 4, 2007

Police Charge Suspected Prostitute With Second-Degree Murder

TAMPA - Police have charged a suspected prostitute with the slaying of a 64-year-old Tampa man found shot to death at his Cliff Circle home Wednesday. ...more

September 8, 2007

A Democratic Leadership Vacuum

Regarding 'Run Away All You Bold, Brave Politicos!' (Metro, Sept. 6): The Democratic presidential candidates not only failed to display leadership, as Daniel Ruth stated in his column; they ceded leadership to Howard Dean and DNC officials. This creates a leadership vacuum in the near-term. ...more