Son Charged With Stealing From 72-Year-Old Dad SPRING HILL - A Spring Hill man was arrested Thursday on charges he stole $18,189 from his 72-year-old father. ...more

April 3, 2009

When (oh when!) will the people and government of the United States learn the basic facts of personal and national economic life? ...more

March 30, 2009

Irv Friedman of Bayonet Point disagrees with op-ed page columnist Rich Lowry regarding U.S. restrictions on border crossings by Mexican long-haul trucks. ...more

March 28, 2009

State Sen. Dave Aronberg said he felt embarrassed when Kentucky's lieutenant governor called, urging him to help stop the flow of prescription narcotics out of Florida. ...more

March 22, 2009

Temple Terrace police have filed charges against a couple and their son accused of doctor-shopping during the past 18 months, obtaining prescriptions for thousands of oxycodone and Xanax pills and selling them on the street. Ricky Earl Herc, 62, and his wife, Terry Ann, 47, remained in the Orient Road Jail this morning. No bail was set. Their 21-year-old son was not around when the couple were arrested Thursday, but police did file charges against Jacob Herc, who lived at the family home at 12610 Nicole Lane. ...more

March 20, 2009

Out-of-work Floridians who use illegal drugs shouldn't be able to support their habits with state unemployment compensation benefits, a state senator says. ...more

March 17, 2009

Out-of- work Floridians who use illegal drugs shouldn't be able to support their habits with state unemployment compensation benefits, a state senator says. ...more

March 16, 2009

A man previously convicted of felony DUI manslaughter was arrested this morning on a new charge of driving under the influence, records show. ...more

March 4, 2009

The South Carolina sheriff who investigated Michael Phelps after he was photographed smoking from a marijuana pipe says he's ready for "pot shots" from pundits and the media. ...more

February 24, 2009

Maybe Florida's pilot steroid testing program scared high school athletes away from performance-enhancing drugs. Or maybe performance-enhancing drugs were never a major issue in the state's schools. ...more

February 16, 2009