There's a modest storefront at 1800 Drew St. that might give the casual observer the impression the business is there to sell T-shirts. There are golf and T-shirts inside, and a sign out front reads: "USA Financial Retail Store." ...more

May 21, 2008

CLEARWATER - The Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of Operation Tele-Phoney, which the agency described as the largest telemarketing investigation in history. The effort involved cooperation with Canada, federal authorities involved with the investigation said at a webcast press conference in Washington this morning. ...more

May 20, 2008

Two Kuntry Boyz gang members were each sentenced to 57 months in prison for distributing drugs to a minor and distribution of cocaine, the U.S. Attorney Middle District of Florida said. ...more

January 23, 2008

It's understandable that some residents take advantage of the opportunity to drop certain property insurance coverage so they can meet monthly or annual expenses. ...more

January 16, 2008

Local authorities are scrutinizing a bail bondsman's tactics that led to a man pulling a gun in a busy public office earlier this week. ...more

January 12, 2008

Two separate suicide attacks, including one apparently targeting workers in a northern oil hub, killed at least 34 people Tuesday, shattering more than a week of relative calm, local and U.S. military authorities said. ...more

December 26, 2007

A carjacking that ended with a Tampa man shot in the back of his head began as a drug deal between two men who knew one another, Hillsborough County sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. ...more

December 15, 2007

The Rev. Al Sharpton angrily denounced federal authorities Thursday for investigating him and his civil rights organization, suggesting the Justice Department was retaliating against him for his civil rights advocacy. ...more

December 14, 2007

LAKELAND - Thirteen residents were given temporary shelter after being forced from a condemned Vistabula Street boarding house on Tuesday, American Red Cross officials said. ...more

October 30, 2007

SEBRING — Copper, the metal used to make pennies, has become a valuable commodity to thieves. Across the country, copper and brass theft has become an epidemic because of the money that can be made off selling the metals to scrap yards. And while copper theft from abandoned buildings, homes and businesses may take place in Highlands County, it hasn't become a trend, according to local authorities. "It's an ongoing problem, and every once in a while you see a rash in cases," said Maj. Mark Schrader, of the Highlands County Sheriff's Office. "I wouldn't say that we have a large number of cases involving it, though." ...more

October 26, 2007