A former immigration enforcement agent who was based at MacDill Air Force Base was arrested Friday night in Tampa in connection with the alleged rape of a 39-year-old Jamaican detainee, according to records and published reports. ...more

November 18, 2007

TAMPA - A former immigration agent employed at MacDill Air Force Base was arrested in Tampa Friday night in connection with the rape of a 39-year-old Jamaican detainee, according to records and published reports. Wilfredo Vazquez, 35, is accused of sexually assaulting the mother of two at his Tamarac home, in Broward County, on Sept. 21, the Miami Herald reported in today's edition, citing a criminal complaint filed Friday in Miami federal court. ...more

November 17, 2007

Most of Florida's major daily newspapers saw circulation slide in the six months ended Sept. 30 compared with the same period a year ago, figures released Monday show. ...more

November 6, 2007

Generation XL: How To Avoid The Freshman 15 College lore has it that students — especially women — pack on the pounds that first year away from home. But the "freshman 15" may be just a myth. Although studies have involved only small groups of students on individual campuses, most suggest the majority of students gain three to 10 pounds during their first two years of college, and some actually lose weight. One study found that males piled on significantly more pounds than females. ...more

October 11, 2007

A jury found a man guilty of first-degree murder on Friday for beating a 2-year-old boy to death. ...more

October 6, 2007

University of Florida football coach Urban Meyer said Tuesday night that he would keep senior strong safety and team captain Tony Joiner away from team activities until he sorts out the facts of Joiner's arrest early Tuesday morning on a felony burglary charge. ...more

October 3, 2007

Lawsuit settlements have cost Florida nearly $200 million in the past decade, more than a third of it in payouts over child welfare cases, a newspaper reported Sunday. ...more

October 1, 2007

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts, who experienced a seizure in July, is among 2.5 million Americans who suffer from the disorder. Seizures can have many causes, including medicine, high fevers, head injuries and medical conditions, such as low blood sugar, drug use and alcohol withdrawal. ...more

September 6, 2007