A newly released video showing a detention deputy striking an inmate proves the recent dumping of a paralyzed man out of his wheelchair by another detention deputy was part of a pattern of abuse at the Orient Road Jail, the inmate's attorney said Monday. ...more

February 19, 2008

TAMPA - An arrest warrant has been issued for Charlette Marshall-Jones, the detention deputy who dumped a quadriplegic man from his wheelchair, Sheriff David Gee said late Friday. ...more

February 15, 2008

TAMPA - One of the 24 finalists on the current season of "American Idol" is a graduate of Zephyrhills High School. ...more

February 14, 2008

A former juvenile boot camp guard exonerated by a jury in the beating death of a Panama City, Fla., teenager sued the Bay County Sheriff's Office on Friday claiming his due process rights were violated when he was fired. ...more

February 2, 2008

In 25 years, South Bay Hospital has grown from a small satellite operation of Bradenton's Blake Hospital to a full-service, 112-bed medical and surgical complex. One nurse, Ruthann McIntyre, has been there since the beginning. "For me, this has always been a caring place with caring people," she said. ...more

January 30, 2008

INDIAN ROCKS BEACH - A second dog has died as a result of a fire that police say started when a despondent ex-boyfriend set himself on fire in a sport utility vehicle outside his ex-girlfriend's home. ...more

January 28, 2008

A 55-year-old Clearwater nurse is the first person to file a complaint against a bar since the Legislature passed a law protecting designated drivers last year, state officials said. ...more

January 25, 2008

Officials agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit from a former jail inmate whose back was broken after a confrontation with a corrections officer in 2003. ...more

January 22, 2008

2 Hearts, 1 Love "When I received my new heart, I gave it away," says Bill Ismer, whose story about love, life and transplants won him a place in the 2008 Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif. Ismer ended up marrying the nurse who held his hand through the tough times. ...more

January 13, 2008

This is a response to the story about the gentleman responding to the article of the woman who was airlifted to Tampa following a stabbing in Avon Park. I believe that this gentleman is misinformed on some of his facts and I would like to set the record straight. First I will say that I am a nurse at Florida Hospital and am proud to work and serve my community. Our hospitals (in Sebring, Lake Placid and Wauchula) all are capable of handling most emergencies we face in Highlands County. We are able to handle most emergencies, but apparently not this woman's. She had sustained knife wounds, which could not be handled in Highlands County and the decision was made to get her somewhere quickly where she could get her wounds taken care of. ...more

January 11, 2008