A private Connecticut-based broadcasting school with campuses in more than a dozen states abruptly shut down this week and said Thursday it will seek bankruptcy protection. ...more

March 5, 2009

The board of directors of Florida's Heartland Rural Economic Development Initiative is going to be looking for a new executive director - about a year after conducting a search to replace the previous director. ...more

March 1, 2009

It's reassuring that local law enforcement appears intent on keeping the lid on gang crime. Last week, some 75 suspected gang members were arrested in a joint operation conducted by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Tampa Police Department, Florida Highway Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Marshal Service. ...more

February 28, 2009

The question of who was U.S. President James Garfield's opponent in the presidential election of 1880 is not the most pressing for most people - unless you are Dunedin City Manager Robert "Rob" DiSpirito or Dunedin Historical Museum Executive Director Vincent "Vinnie" Luisi. ...more

February 28, 2009

A South Florida man with at least 190 arrests is facing charges in a carjacking attempt. ...more

February 24, 2009

Preston Parker's legal problems are continuing less than a month after his was kicked off Florida State University's football team. Parker was charged with DUI by Tallahassee police in January. That arrest violated his probation in a Palm Beach County case, and a warrant was issued for his arrest, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Parker turned himself in Sunday night, and he was being held in the Palm Beach County jail, according to the sheriff's office Web site. ...more

February 23, 2009

A man posing as a pest control employee has been targeting elderly women and stealing their jewelry. Deputies haven't named a suspect, but they are circulating a rendering of the man, who is Hispanic and in his late 20s. Deputies say he weighs about 160 pounds, has a medium build, dark hair, dark complexion, a possible mustache and is between 5 feet 7 inches and 5 feet 9 inches tall. ...more

February 18, 2009

No one involved with the court case against Diana O'Neill disagrees that the teacher hit her severely developmentally disabled students in the head with water bottles, boards and binders. ...more

February 13, 2009

The state Department of Children & Families is tracking parents referred to treatment programs in Palm Beach County to see if their families actually attend. ...more

February 10, 2009

Preston Parker's troubled football career at Florida State is over after his second arrest in less than a year. ...more

February 2, 2009