Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report released Friday. ...more

May 10, 2008

One cannot read about what happened to a boy dubbed "Jacob Peters" in the newest lawsuit against the state's social services system and not be angered at the raw deal this child has been handed - both by his biological parents and the Department of Children and Families. ...more

February 2, 2008

A PBS documentary explores a dark chapter in modern American medicine. ...more

January 21, 2008

Pfc. Jason Scheuerman nailed a suicide note to his barracks closet in Iraq, stepped inside and shot himself. ...more

December 20, 2007

When Debbie J. Nieto ran Tampa Bay Reads, she used the charity's coffers to finance the lifestyle she thought she deserved, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday. ...more

November 21, 2007

TAMPA - The former executive director of a charity that promoted literacy was sentenced today to two years in federal prison for embezzling more than $200,000 from Tampa Bay Reads, which forced the organization to shut its doors. ...more

November 20, 2007

For years, many mentally ill Floridians without the means to obtain proper treatment have gotten into trouble and ended up in our county jails or state prisons. Until recently, lawmakers have looked the other way. ...more

November 20, 2007

After skipping bail in a 1965 mail fraud case, former Florida haberdasher Joseph Adjmi rebuilt his life as Joe Klein, a women's clothier on the Mediterranean island of Majorca, Spain. ...more

November 16, 2007

TAMPA - After skipping bail in a 1965 mail fraud case, former Florida haberdasher Joseph Adjmi rebuilt his life as Joe Klein, a women's clothier on the Mediterranean island of Majorca, Spain. ...more

November 15, 2007

Disabled by strokes, mental illness or the frailties of old age, residents of the Daphne Jones Boarding Home arrived at their most vulnerable. ...more

November 2, 2007