A Tampa Bay Tech teacher has been suspended with pay while district officials review allegations that he watched an inappropriate video on a computer at school, Hillsborough County Schools spokesman Steve Hegarty said. ...more

January 11, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - Deputy Gabriel Eckert stopped in a shopping center parking lot and noticed a 21-year-old man apparently passed out in the passenger seat of a Jeep, with mucus coming from his nose. ...more

January 10, 2008

SEBRING--The details of an internal investigation by the Highlands County Sheriff's Office regarding a detention center deputy leaving two male inmates unattended in a female housing area were released Monday. ...more

January 7, 2008

After 25 years with the Florida Highway Patrol, Greg LaMont had risen to the rank of captain and oversaw four counties, including Pasco. ...more

December 22, 2007

A poorly structured online course, a lack of attention and sloppy oversight of "one rogue tutor" combined to "contaminate" a class in which as many as 50 student-athletes may be penalized for cheating, Florida State University President T.K. Wetherell said today. ...more

December 21, 2007

Florida State's football team is under the media spotlight for having up to 25 players suspended for the Music City Bowl, but FSU officials confirmed Thursday that at least 50 FSU athletes across multiple sports eventually will face penalties for their involvement in an academic misconduct scandal within the athletic department. ...more

December 21, 2007

Just a friendly travel reminder for Florida State fans planning to attend the Music City Bowl in Nashville on New Year's Eve: ...more

December 20, 2007

When Florida State University officials first acknowledged in late September that the school was conducting an internal investigation into academic misconduct in an online course, FSU's initial report to the NCAA included only 23 student-athletes in nine sports. ...more

December 19, 2007

TALLAHASSEE - For the second time since Florida State returned to practice on Friday, FSU coach Bobby Bowden confirmed that several Seminoles are going to be suspended for the Music City Bowl on Dec. 31. The suspensions are connected to FSU's ongoing internal investigation into an academic misconduct case centered on an on-line course for which student-athletes and regular students received test answers. ...more

December 18, 2007

The Hialeah Police Department is investigating an incident in which an off-duty Hialeah police officer allegedly displayed a handgun to Armwood fans after the Hawks' state semifinal game in Miami on Dec. 7. ...more

December 17, 2007