Faced with a grand jury investigation, embattled House Speaker Ray Sansom stepped down from his leadership role Friday. ...more

January 31, 2009

Controversy-plagued House Speaker Ray Sansom, R-Destin, stepped down as state House speaker today, to be replaced by Speaker Pro Tem Larry Cretul, R-Ocala. ...more

January 30, 2009

Lawyers involved in the civil lawsuit against Hulk Hogan and his family filed by John Graziano's guardian haggled in court this morning over a series of what seemed to be ultra-minor issues. ...more

January 23, 2009

The home foreclosure crisis will inspire still more legislation this year to protect people from fraud. ...more

January 15, 2009

The home foreclosure crisis will inspire still more legislation this year to protect people from fraud. State Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, learned about a trick played on renters, Fasano's chief legislative assistant, Greg Giordano, explained. ...more

January 14, 2009

Police charged a 44-year-old man with bigamy Tuesday after learning he was married to two women. Investigators say Marvin Frazer, of 4653 La Force St., married Rebecca Ann Lewis in New York on July 1, 2000. The couple separated three years later but were never divorced. Frazer then married Ilene Florence Finn, 44, on July 7, 2007, at the First Presbyterian Church of Zephyrhills. ...more

December 24, 2008

City officials have decided to deal with neighbors' complaints about the Jack Willie's Tarpon Turtle Grill and Marina by seeking a legal remedy. ...more

November 22, 2008

Federal antitrust regulators on Friday cleared Wells Fargo's $11.7 billion acquisition of Wachovia Corp., capping a weeklong battle for the Charlotte, N.C.-based bank. ...more

October 11, 2008

When Carlos Bello takes his medication, no one questions his mental competence. ...more

September 27, 2008

Prosecutors were unable to persuade Hillsborough Circuit Judge Ronald Ficarrotta today to proceed with imposing punishment on Carlos Bello for killing a Tampa policeman, continuing more than 20 years of legal yo-yoing. ...more

September 26, 2008