Gov. Charlie Crist took a pricey 12-day trip to Europe this summer, hitting taxpayers with a large bill amid a sagging economy, according to a report Sunday by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Crist flew to London, Paris, St. Petersburg (the one in Russia) and Madrid to drum up business, but the tab came in much higher than planned. Here's a look at how his trip went, moneywise: ...more

December 9, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist took a pricey 12-day trip to Europe this summer, hitting taxpayers with a $430,000 bill amid a sagging economy, a newspaper reported. ...more

December 7, 2008

Gerald Bailey, commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, said today he is satisfied Gov. Charlie Crist is safe despite a threatening letter containing white powder that arrived for him at the Capitol on Wednesday. ...more

August 22, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist has asked state law enforcement officials to review a state attorney's investigation that cleared a St. Petersburg police officer in the shooting death of teenager Javon Dawson. ...more

August 14, 2008

About 25 protesters traveled from St. Petersburg this morning to rally in front of the Capitol and demand a new investigation into the shooting death of teenager Javon Dawson. ...more

August 13, 2008

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the United Kingdom's Serious Organised Crime Agency came together to help fight transcontinental organized crime. ...more

July 15, 2008

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement unveiled a new system Wednesday to notify businesses of domestic security issues that affect them. ...more

May 8, 2008

TAMPA The Florida Department of Law enforcement unveiled a new system today to notify businesses of domestic security issues that affect them. ...more

May 7, 2008

Each of Florida's 67 counties has at least one gang member in state prison, but there is no statewide law enforcement strategy to reduce gang activity, state Attorney General Bill McCollum said. ...more

December 20, 2007

The Gang Reduction Strategy Summit today and Thursday in Tallahassee will help local and state law enforcement agencies, as well as the school systems and programs that work with at-risk youth, come up with a strategy. ...more

December 19, 2007