A justice of the peace who gave parents of school-dodging kids the option of paddling their children in court or paying a fine has gotten a warning from the state panel that oversees judicial conduct. ...more

April 1, 2009

In an escalating tit-for-tat, the Bush administration on Thursday ordered the expulsion of Bolivia's ambassador to the United States after Bolivia expelled the U.S. envoy there. Hours later, Venezuela's president, in what he called a solidarity move, ordered the U.S. ambassador in Caracas to leave the country. ...more

September 12, 2008

Two men who pleaded guilty in April are scheduled to be sentenced this morning on charges they were middlemen in a bribery scheme through which unqualified people obtained commercial driver's licenses. ...more

July 29, 2008

Three teenagers have been arrested, accused of breaking in to and stealing from five vehicles in the Brandon-Valrico area in the past month. ...more

July 15, 2008

TAMPA – Two men pleaded guilty this morning to charges they were middlemen in a bribery scheme through which unqualified people obtained commercial driver's licenses. ...more

April 23, 2008

AVON PARK –– More than 788 BMX bicycle racers along with approximately 1,500 family and friends gathered at the Highlands County YMCA BMX track in Avon Park over the weekend for state qualifiers. The two-day competition attracted the biggest field of racers so far in the 2008 State Series Qualifiers. Riders from Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Michigan, Bogota, Columbia, and Brazil came to challenge what is becoming one of the most talked about tracks in the country. It was stated that a rider from Michigan e-mailed home to tell his friends that Highlands County YMCA BMX has the potential to be ranked with national favorites. Among the 788 riders competing were 17 professional riders, three riders over the age of 50, and four riders under the age of eight. ...more

February 19, 2008

At first glance, the scenery of the 14th annual Tampa Am skateboarding contest at the Skatepark of Tampa on Sunday resembled an underground rock concert rather than a competition featuring the top amateur skateboarders in the world. ...more

January 21, 2008

TAMPA - Four people have been indicted on charges they conspired with a former state motor vehicle department clerk to take bribes in exchange for commercial driver's licenses. ...more

January 8, 2008