TAMPA - Circuit Judge William Fuente this morning sentenced a man to death for the stabbing deaths of the man's wife and stepdaughter in 2002. It was a dry, half-hour-long hearing where Fuente read from the sentencing report. Ultimately, he sided with jurors, who recommended Khalid Ali Pasha receive the death penalty in a 7-5 vote in late October. ...more

May 30, 2008

TAMPA - John Pool wants to know why the U.S. Department of Labor is saying no. ...more

May 6, 2008

Vonnie Largent recalls her alarm upon discovering that her 12-year-old son was sleeping with a metal rod in his bed, fearing his older adopted sister would sneak into his bedroom while the family slept and kill him. ...more

February 13, 2008

Vonnie Largent recalls her alarm upon discovering that her 12-year-old son was sleeping with a metal rod in his bed, fearing his older adopted sister would sneak into his bedroom while the family slept and kill him. ...more

February 13, 2008

Former Pasco High star quarterback Isaac Johnson returned to a familiar location Thursday: ...more

January 31, 2008

BARTOW - A Lakeland man accused of killing a 15-year-old girl is competent enough to choose to refuse jailhouse medical treatment, a Polk County circuit judge ruled Wednesday afternoon. ...more

December 6, 2007

BARTOW - A Lakeland man accused of killing a 15-year-old girl is competent enough to choose to refuse jailhouse medical treatment, a Polk County circuit judge ruled this afternoon. ...more

December 5, 2007

'In Praise of Prejudice,' by Theodore Dalrymple (Encounter, $20) ...more

September 30, 2007

A new analysis suggests there's been a huge increase in the number of U.S. children diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but experts question whether the surge is real and say some youngsters have been mislabeled. ...more

September 4, 2007