Investigators raiding a suspected drug house found 14 dogs in terrible condition, tied with heavy chains, suffering from untreated bite wounds and infested with worms and fleas, Sarasota County authorities said. ...more

February 12, 2008

Members of the NCAA Enforcement Staff returned to Florida State's campus this week in the ongoing investigation into an academic misconduct case involving 23 student-athletes in nine sports. The investigation stems from a tutor providing test answers to students in an online class that has since been vacated by the university. ...more

December 7, 2007

SEBRING — The school board workshop scheduled for Tuesday to discuss the issue of an appointed versus an elected superintendent of schools has been canceled. Florida School Boards Association Executive Director Wayne Blanton, who was to provide the background on the issue, had a scheduling conflict prompting the cancellation. A new workshop date has yet to be determined. A citizen request initiated the school board's interest in reviewing the pros and cons of the two methods of filling the top position in the school district. Currently the superintendent is elected by the county's voters to a four-year term. ...more

October 21, 2007

The recent drug possession arrests of four University of Tampa students, including the chaplain of a fraternity, have resulted in the temporary suspension of the fraternity's activities on campus and given administrators a chance to tout its anonymous tip line, authorities said. ...more

October 11, 2007

One worked in the Home Shopping Network showroom in Clearwater; one was a stay-at-home dad from Newberry. There was an electrician from Princeton, W.Va., and students from the University of Tampa and, of course, the University of South Florida. ...more

October 4, 2007

Some people think Shayla Muldrow got a raw deal. She was sentenced to a year in jail for boarding a school bus and urging her 9-year-old daughter to attack another student. ...more

September 26, 2007