A 38-year-old man was arrested Tuesday night after he failed to register as a sex offender, Florida Department of Law Enforcement said. ...more

January 9, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE - A Temple Terrace woman forged her employer's signature on a dozen checks made out to herself, taking nearly $8,700 without her employer's permission or authority, police say. ...more

January 6, 2008

Have we lost perspective when we consider the issue of providing $75 per month to Highlands County military personnel on active duty in combat zones? From a moral prospective the idea has merit. When viewed from an ethical point of view it may point to greater problems relating to administration, bookkeeping and opportunity for fraud. ...more

January 4, 2008

The newly elected leader of South Africa's ruling party was ordered to stand trial on corruption and other charges next year, possibly derailing his attempts to become president. ...more

December 29, 2007

When Stephen St. Laurent went to re-register as a sex offender Thursday, an informal chat at the sheriff's office set his mind to thinking. ...more

December 29, 2007

Sees it as entrapment. ...more

December 28, 2007

N'DJAMENA, Chad - A Chadian court convicted six French aid workers of trying to kidnap 103 African children and sentenced them Wednesday to eight years of forced labor. ...more

December 27, 2007

Former Chicago Sun-Times publisher F. David Radler was given 29 months in prison and a $250,000 fine Monday for his role in stealing millions of dollars from Hollinger International shareholders. ...more

December 18, 2007

SARASOTA COUNTY - A jail nurse is accused of replacing an inmate's oxycodone pills with Tylenol and taking the prescription medicine for herself. ...more

November 12, 2007

Pinellas County detectives have arrested a Sarasota man on drug trafficking charges, saying he may have passed phony prescriptions in six other counties. ...more

October 28, 2007