April 10, 2009 ...more

April 10, 2009

Acting on widespread complaints from its troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Marine Corps has ordered major modifications to its body armor to improve comfort, mobility and safety, The Associated Press has learned. ...more

January 5, 2009

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Acting on widespread complaints from its troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Marine Corps has ordered major modifications to its body armor to improve comfort, mobility and safety, The Associated Press has learned. ...more

January 3, 2009

CRIME TRACKER This crime index is published in an effort to help residents keep track of crime in their neighborhood and to promote public safety. Below is a partial listing of crimes handled by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office between Oct. 12-18 arranged by ZIP code. These are crimes that have been investigated by deputies and don't reflect unfounded calls for service. ...more

October 25, 2008

Florida state Rep. Geraldine Thompson of Orlando was born in 1948 in New Orleans, and her birth certificate, she said, is labeled "colored." ...more

August 26, 2008

A candidate's withdrawal from a state House race this month has caused the Supervisor of Elections Office to delay the mailing of more than 19,000 absentee ballots. ...more

July 18, 2008

Hanging a noose in public could be against the law under a bill filed by a black state lawmaker, a reaction to recent intimidating uses of the lynching symbol. ...more

February 21, 2008