NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Lawyers for an ambulance driver and a former politician accused of trying to extort millions from John Travolta urged jurors today to clear their clients, accusing the actor's attorneys of setting them up. ...more

October 20, 2009

Avon Park Police Officer Alberto Perez was arrested for the second time in less than a week, this time on a warrant charging perjury. ...more

May 6, 2009

"Won't Get Fooled Again." All the aging hippies in Florida ought to dust off their copy and have a listen. ...more

February 18, 2009

A Winter Haven mental health counselor was arrested today, accused of trying to extort money from one of his clients. ...more

February 16, 2009

Federal agents on Wednesday searched the home of a man linked to the fatal 1982 Tylenol poisonings in Illinois and the FBI in Chicago said authorities are reviewing evidence in the deaths, which caused a nationwide scare and led to dramatic changes in the way food and medical products are packaged. ...more

February 5, 2009

A Bahamas senator accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta after his son's death resigned on Saturday and vowed to prove her innocence. ...more

January 24, 2009

Authorities in the Bahamas have detained an island lawmaker and a paramedic in an alleged plot to extort money from actor John Travolta after the death of his son, police said Friday. ...more

January 23, 2009

An Ybor City landlord is accused of groping one of his tenants and propositioning her for sex, an affidavit states. ...more

January 17, 2009

Patricia Austin, president of the Avon Park chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), thanked Avon Park Police Chief Matt Doughney at Monday's meeting for his quick response to allegations of Hispanic residents being mistreated by two Avon Park police officers. ...more

January 11, 2009

Bright House Networks customers won't lose their access to MTV, Nickelodeon and a number of other channels after cable television giant Time Warner reached an agreement early Thursday with media conglomerate Viacom Inc. ...more

January 2, 2009