Under fire worldwide for dumping a quadriplegic man out of a wheelchair, a veteran Hillsborough County detention deputy has quit. ...more

February 19, 2008

A Hillsborough County detention deputy who dumped a quadriplegic man from his wheelchair was arrested this morning on a charge of abuse of a disabled person, records show. Charlette Marshall-Jones, 44, turned herself in to authorities and was booked into the Orient Road Jail at 5:19 a.m. before being released about an hour later on $3,500 bail, records show. A warrant for her arrest was announced last night by Sheriff David Gee. ...more

February 16, 2008

Regarding "Face-Off Fixes On Florida" by William March (Metro, Feb. 14): While Hillary Clinton's insistence that Florida and Michigan delegates are counted doesn't surprise me, it angers me just the same. This is just another example of an endless pattern of behavior completely devoid of principle in a shameless attempt for power. And her allies are singing the same, no-substance tune. ...more

February 16, 2008

TAMPA -- Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee said a criminal investigation into the dumping of a disabled man at Orient Road Jail in January is focusing on the guard who tipped the inmate over and no one else in the room. ...more

February 15, 2008

Hillsborough County commissioners are considering reducing some services in rural areas to deal with deficits arising from the passage of Amendment 1, but they are not likely to raise fees or taxes. ...more

February 14, 2008

A lawyer for three new Florida homeowners has filed a lawsuit in state court challenging the portability portion of the Save Our Homes Amendment. ...more

February 14, 2008

Two weeks after voters approved a property tax cut, Tampa taxpayers might lose some of those savings to an increase in the trash rate. ...more

February 14, 2008

An apology from Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee came Wednesday with a promise to investigate a jail deputy who dumped a disabled man out of a wheelchair and the supervisors who did nothing to intervene. ...more

February 14, 2008

TAMPA - Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee offered an apology today to the man dumped out of his wheelchair by a jail deputy. ...more

February 13, 2008

Property Appraiser Mike Wells predicted Tuesday that Pasco County's taxable property value will decrease by 8 percent - or $2.5 billion - in the coming year, after several years of record growth. ...more

February 13, 2008