SEBRING — After two years of eluding a prison sentence that he previously agreed to, sex offender Bruce M. Glaum, formerly of Sebring, was sentenced Tuesday to 12 and a half years in prison. Judge Peter Estrada sentenced Glaum, 33, Tuesday morning at the Highlands County Courthouse to the maximum penalty for a charge of a lewd battery of a minor under the age of 16. ...more

October 3, 2007

Actress Jane Seymour's 92-year-old mother, Mieke Frankenberg, died in England on Monday because of complications from a stroke she suffered this year, Seymour's publicist told People magazine. ...more

October 3, 2007

Britney Spears was ordered Monday to surrender custody of her children to ex-husband Kevin Federline. ...more

October 2, 2007

It's not like Kanye West needed an ego boost, but here it comes: His 'Graduation' album trounced 50 Cent's 'Curtis' in the much-hyped rap sales showdown with nearly 1 million copies sold the first week, the best debut of the year for the struggling music industry. ...more

September 20, 2007

Academy of the Holy Names junior hitter Erica Almerico is one of the top attackers for the Jaguars. She is also part of a marketing plan to spread awareness of alcohol abuse among teens. ...more

September 17, 2007

TAMPA - Vernon Kelly, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center worker, faces drug and child-neglect charges after deputies searched his home and found weapons and drugs, authorities said. ...more

September 13, 2007

Daily Telegraph, London, on Britain's schools: Educational failure figures in all of Britain's most disturbing social problems: crime, lack of aspiration, and drug and alcohol abuse. ...more

September 12, 2007

President Bush has 'sucker-punched' American workers and threatened national security by opening the nation's southern border to Mexican truckers, Teamsters President James Hoffa said Saturday. ...more

September 9, 2007