The Special Operations paratrooper who died Thursday afternoon after landing in a lake at Gadsden Park has been identified as Col. James L. Merchant III, 46. ...more

January 31, 2009

The Special Operations paratrooper died who died Thursday afternoon after landing in a lake at Gadsden Park has been identified as Col. James L. Merchant III, 46. ...more

January 30, 2009

Jeffrey McDougal, a 16-year veteran of the Zephyrhills Police Department, was recently promoted to captain. ...more

November 26, 2008

Jeffrey McDougal, a 16-year veteran of the Zephyrhills Police Department, was recently promoted to captain. McDougal, who has worked as a detective, patrol sergeant and internal affairs investigator, among other positions, is now commander of the Operations Division, the department said in a news release. His law-enforcement career spans 20 years. ...more

November 24, 2008

A former Secret Service agent who helped protect the vice president has been made commander of Hillsborough County jails. ...more

September 30, 2008

A former legal assistant in Pinellas-Pasco Public Defender Bob Dillinger's office has filed a federal lawsuit against him, alleging she was retaliated against after complaining that male lawyers had made sexually degrading remarks to her. ...more

July 31, 2008

A woman who worked as a legal assistant in Pinellas-Pasco Public Defender Bob Dillinger's office has filed a federal lawsuit against him, claiming she was retaliated against after complaining that male attorneys had made sexually-degrading remarks to her. ...more

July 30, 2008