In a move that angered some conservatives but could please minority supporters, Gov. Charlie Crist has named Circuit Judge James Perry of Sanford to the Florida Supreme Court. ...more

March 12, 2009

In a move that angered some conservatives but could please minority supporters, Gov. Charlie Crist has named Circuit Judge James Perry of Sanford to the Florida Supreme Court. ...more

March 11, 2009

In the next week or so, Gov. Charlie Crist faces one of the toughest political decisions of his tenure as governor: A Supreme Court appointment that pits conservatives in his own party against a minority community Crist is courting. ...more

February 25, 2009

In the next week or so, Gov. Charlie Crist faces one of the toughest political decisions of his tenure as governor: A Supreme Court appointment that pits conservatives in his own party against a minority community Crist is courting. ...more

February 24, 2009

Carolyn Collins sat on her couch the night Barack Obama was elected president and thought about her late parents, who had drilled into her that she had the right to vote. ...more

November 25, 2008

Carolyn Collins sat on her couch the night Barack Obama was elected president and thought about her late parents, who had drilled into her that she had the right to vote. ...more

November 24, 2008

A federal jury on Friday acquitted a white South Carolina state trooper who bragged about striking a fleeing black suspect with his cruiser in a collision captured on videotape. ...more

October 4, 2008

A dinner to raise money for the Jean-Claude Meus Defense Fund starts at 5 p.m. today at Homer's buffet, 1000 Sebring Square. ...more

July 26, 2008

The Depot Museum has exhibits on everything from local baseball legends to the history of the brown-and-serve roll that was invented in Avon Park. But Larry Levey, president of the Historical Society of Avon Park, acknowledges that the museum has almost nothing to show on the city's black history. ...more

July 18, 2008