It happened in an instant. One second, she was driving, the next a woman's body slammed off her hood. ...more

November 25, 2009

State Attorney Willie Meggs says former House Speaker Ray Sansom lied to a grand jury when he testified that a proposed Northwest Florida State College airport hangar wouldn't be used for by any private entity. ...more

May 27, 2009

Avon Park Police Officer Alberto Perez was arrested for the second time in less than a week, this time on a warrant charging perjury. ...more

May 6, 2009

Former Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom and Northwest Florida State College President Bob Richburg have been indicted on a third-degree felony charge of official misconduct. ...more

April 17, 2009

The prime Citi Field seats of Bernard Madoff's company could soon be available. ...more

March 29, 2009

Prosecutors probing Bernard Madoff's massive fraud are determined to leave his wife with almost nothing ...more

March 16, 2009

Saying he was "deeply sorry and ashamed," Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty today to pulling off perhaps the biggest swindle in Wall Street history and was immediately led off to jail in handcuffs to the applause of his seething victims in the courtroom. ...more

March 12, 2009

Bernard Madoff will plead guilty Thursday to 11 criminal counts including money laundering, perjury and securities, mail and wire fraud and will do so without a plea deal, knowing it carries a potential prison term of 150 years, lawyers said today in court. ...more

March 10, 2009

U.S. Sen. Roland Burris now acknowledges attempting to raise money for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich, an explosive twist in his ever-changing story on how he landed a coveted Senate appointment from the man accused of trying to sell the seat. ...more

February 18, 2009

Just as Illinois was moving past the agony and embarrassment of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's ousting, the fellow Democrat whom Blagojevich appointed to the U.S. Senate was hearing calls for his own resignation Sunday amid allegations he lied to legislators. ...more

February 16, 2009