Lithia dentist Marc Johnson, a newcomer to politics, is challenging state Rep. Rachel Burgin in the Republican primary for her east Hillsborough County state House seat, saying voters in the district never had a legitimate say on their representative. ...more

December 9, 2009

The family of a middle school student plans to sue the Hillsborough County school board, saying the boy suffered personal and psychological injuries from having a sexual relationship with his teacher, Stephanie Ragusa. ...more

November 16, 2009

Former Middleton High School special education teacher Christina Lin Butler was placed on probation for five years Wednesday for having a felonious three-week sexual relationship with a 16-year-old ninth-grader. ...more

December 11, 2008

Former Middleton High School special education teacher Christina Lin Butler was placed on probation for five years for having a felonious three-week sexual relationship with a 16-year-old ninth-grader. ...more

December 10, 2008

Middleton High School special education teacher Christina Lin Butler pleaded guilty Thursday to felony lewdness charges related to a three-week affair with a 16-year-old ninth-grader. ...more

October 24, 2008

Middleton High School special education teacher Christina Lin Butler pleaded guilty today to felony lewdness charges related to a three-week affair with a 16-year-old ninth-grader. ...more

October 23, 2008