A Pinellas-Pasco circuit judge said today that Nick Bollea does not have to travel from California, where he now lives, to Florida in order to be deposed in a lawsuit filed against him after a wreck that left a friend with permanent brain damage. The guardian for the friend, John Graziano, is suing Bollea, along with Bollea's parents – famed former wrestler Hulk Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, and Linda Bollea. ...more

October 21, 2009

After an unusually large number of spring breakers swarmed the small residential community of Sunset Beach this year, Treasure Island officials drew up an emergency ordinance prohibiting alcohol on the beach there. ...more

March 26, 2009

Responsible pet owners should do it, says Nancy Parry, a New Yorker who is wintering in Wauchula. ...more

February 20, 2009

Nick Bollea wasn't supposed to drive for three years as part of his plea in May, but he can now drive under certain circumstances. ...more

February 3, 2009

Nick Bollea wasn't supposed to drive for three years as part of his plea in May, but he can now drive under certain circumstances. ...more

February 2, 2009

On Oct. 10, 2007, Darrell "Hank" Newberry was struck by a pickup truck as he took his trash out to the edge of his driveway. ...more

January 29, 2009

A paperwork error gave Lawrence Campanello a few hours of freedom this morning, even though he still had 60 days remaining on his jail sentence. ...more

December 31, 2008

Nick Bollea wants to move to California. Bollea's attorneys are asking the Florida Department of Corrections agency to let him serve the rest of his probation in California, said DOC spokeswoman Jo Ellyn Rackleff. The request is in the form of an application for an interstate compact agreement, which allows people on probation to move to a state different from the one in which they were convicted. ...more

December 31, 2008

Nick Bollea wants to move to California, according to a spokeswoman with the Florida Department of Corrections. ...more

December 30, 2008

In recent days, considerable attention has been given to the licensing of mortgage brokers in the state of Florida. This was prompted by an article appearing in the Miami Herald which implied that the Office of Financial Regulation has been lax in its issuance of mortgage brokers' licenses. Nothing could be further from the truth. Our office takes licensing very seriously. In fact, nearly 30 percent of all mortgage broker applications are not approved. Our office has procedures in place that allow for checks and balances which require each application to undergo a thorough review, insuring that all state requirements are adhered to in the issuance of the license. ...more

July 29, 2008