Funeral planns announced for soldier from Plant City. ...more

October 28, 2009

A South Florida family says they were surprised to find their home was accidentally sold at a foreclosure auction. ...more

August 20, 2009

Jury selection has begun in the in the kidnapping trial of Vicente Beltran-Moreno, who is accused of tying a 13-year-old boy to a tree and attempting to hold him for ransom. ...more

June 1, 2009

The NHL will hold the draft lottery tonight to determine the order for the first 14 picks of the entry draft to be held June 25-26 in Montreal. The lottery will be broadcast on Versus at 8 p.m. and will stream live on NHL.com. ...more

April 14, 2009

The 2009 regular session of the Florida Legislature is under way. The issue dominating the proceedings is the dwindling state government revenue stream. According to current estimates, planned spending for the state's 2010 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, will have to be cut by $5 billion. If not, there would be a budget deficit, which the state constitution bans. The Legislature could reduce the future red ink potential by asking the Florida voters to do away with the class size amendment to the state constitution they approved in 2002. Unfortunately, lawmakers may only delay class-size compliance a year and ask voters to approve a change in the way compliance is determined next year. ...more

March 4, 2009

There's an opening in Tampa for a federal magistrate judge. U.S. Magistrate Mary Scriven recently was elevated to district court judge. ...more

January 19, 2009

A Polk County sheriff's detention lieutenant was charged with driving under the influence this morning after deputies saw his car swerving and hitting curbs on Cypress Gardens Boulevard in Winter Haven, authorities said. ...more

November 18, 2008

Keith Lane rambled on for 10 minutes, trying to convince Circuit Judge Thane Covert that he was worthy of mercy. ...more

October 25, 2008

Tampa had the right to force Capt. Marion Lewis to resign from the Tampa Police Department when he ran for mayor in 2007. ...more

September 26, 2008

At the first budget hearing two weeks ago, only 10 citizens offered comments and the proceedings concluded in just over one hour. ...more

September 24, 2008