Detectives arrested a Pinellas County detention deputy this morning while he was on duty and charged him with doctor shopping and prescription fraud. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said Michael Bowman was arrested following an investigation that started in August after the department received information he was getting treatment from more than one doctor with the intent to get prescriptions for hydrocodone and oxycodone. ...more

November 3, 2009

SPRING HILL An employee at a doctor's office is accused of using her position to call in painkiller prescriptions for herself. ...more

September 24, 2009

A suspect was charged with petit theft after he snatched away the phony prescription he was trying to pass. ...more

September 2, 2009

The pharmaceutical industry agreed Saturday to spend $80 billion over the next decade improving drug benefits for seniors on Medicare and defraying the cost of President Barack Obama's health care legislation, capping secretive negotiations involving key lawmakers and the White House. ...more

June 21, 2009

Healthcare expert Jim Miller gave tips on saving money on healthcare. ...more

June 15, 2009

Pills, phony bills and bogus prescriptions were found today in the pockets of a Lakeland man accused of counterfeiting U.S. currency, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

June 11, 2009

A Central High School student was arrested Thursday after a school resource officer said she found 18 prescription pills on his person. ...more

April 24, 2009

SPRING HILL - Deputies say a Spring Hill man obtained 90 prescription pills by phoning pharmacies and pretending to be a doctor. ...more

April 8, 2009

I have been in management at Premier Community HealthCare Group for about four years, and each day I hear about the devastating effects that being uninsured has on the well-being of people in our community. As the economy worsens and more and more Americans lose their jobs, the number of uninsured is soaring. ...more

March 28, 2009

While The Salvation Army set a holiday donation record nationally, a sagging local economy accounted for a nearly 27 percent drop in red kettle collections for its Sebring unit in 2008 compared to the previous year, according to Major Mary Holmes. ...more

March 28, 2009