A nurse hired to provide round-the-clock care for a medically dependent 15-month-old left the child home alone while drinking and was arrested for having nearly four times the legal amount of alcohol in her blood, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

March 19, 2009

The University of South Florida associate vice president who resigned Tuesday over his role in taking a student's bicycle will receive a $50,000 settlement from the university. ...more

February 19, 2009

The University of South Florida associate vice president who resigned yesterday in the controversy over his theft of a student's bicycle will receive a $50,000 settlement from the university. ...more

February 18, 2009

A Tampa lawyer was disbarred and another reprimanded in a series of disciplinary actions announced today by The Florida Bar. ...more

January 22, 2009

The Polk County School District has placed four people on leave while it investigates activities in the school board's facilities division, the district superintendent announced today. ...more

November 18, 2008

A Polk County detention deputy was arrested today, accused by detectives of running a check-kiting scheme to cover debts. ...more

September 22, 2008

The city plans to boost police salaries starting in October to stem the loss of officers to higher-paying law enforcement agencies. ...more

August 20, 2008

A Lakewood High School teacher has agreed to a seven-day suspension after it was discovered he had downloaded pornography on his school-issued laptop computer, according to Pinellas County School Board documents. ...more

February 21, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG -- A Lakewood High School teacher has agreed to a seven-day suspension after it was discovered he had downloaded pornography on his school-issued laptop computer, according to Pinellas County School Board documents. ...more

February 21, 2008

In response to Janet Allwood's letter concerning misuse of county money and equipment, I submit the following: No, Janet, I have not had the desire to know the specifics of reputed pornography on county computers. I was subjected to much more details in the Clinton/Monica Lewinski scandal than I would have preferred. I just find it strange that a public servant in the highest office in America was found guilty of sexual misconduct during government paid time and on government owned property, was guilty of perjury before all of the nation yet remained in his publicly paid job. ...more

February 10, 2008