LAKELAND - A convicted felon was arrested Wednesday afternoon after deputies found what appeared to be a rocket launcher in the trunk of his car, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

June 11, 2008

Hardly a week goes by that professional ne'er-do-well Nick Bollea doesn't come up with a new way to annoy the many satisfied customers of this space. ...more

June 8, 2008

After complaining about being stuck in an isolated cell, Nick Bollea has company: three cellmates who, like Bollea, are 17 years old, but who, unlike him, come from impoverished backgrounds. ...more

June 7, 2008

CLEARWATER- After complaining about being stuck in an isolated cell, Nick Bollea has company: three cellmates who, like Bollea, are 17 years old, but who, unlike him, come from impoverished backgrounds. ...more

June 6, 2008

There hadn't been this much sobbing, weeping and assorted boo-hoos since Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey bawled their way through "Beaches." ...more

May 29, 2008

LARGO -- A woman who made alcohol-awareness presentations to students was sentenced to four years in prison Friday after pleading no contest to a charge of DUI manslaughter. Jessica Rasdall, 21, of Seminole, also received two years of probation, according to Pinellas County court records. Rasdall was 18 on Feb. 25, 2006, when she lost control of her car on Interstate 275, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Her car veered off the road, struck several trees and overturned, killing her passenger and friend, Laura Gorman, 18. ...more

May 23, 2008

A Jacksonville man accused of fatally shooting a man during a road rage incident after the Daytona 500 last year was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison after pleading no contest. ...more

February 19, 2008

Zach Thomas, a seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker and one of the most popular and productive players ever to wear a Dolphins uniform, was released Thursday, the biggest move yet in Miami's massive rebuilding project. ...more

February 15, 2008

A 79-year-old nun was sentenced Friday to one year in a county jail for sexually abusing two teens when she was their principal four decades ago. ...more

February 2, 2008

A disbarred lawyer with a gambling addiction is taking his chances with a judge after pleading no contest to 17 counts of grand theft. ...more

January 21, 2008