A CBS News employee has pleaded not guilty to trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million in a plot that spurred the TV host to acknowledge sexual relationships with female staffers on his show. ...more

October 2, 2009

The Florida Supreme Court has ordered the state to reimburse $70,000 to Hillsborough Circuit Judge Gregory Holder for his expenses in successfully defending himself against plagiarism charges. ...more

September 26, 2009

The Florida Supreme Court has ordered the state to reimburse $70,000 to Hillsborough Circuit Judge Gregory Holder for his expenses in successfully defending himself against plagiarism charges. ...more

September 25, 2009

I read with interest the latest joke being perpetrated on the folks of Massachusetts by the Democrats. They changed the law in 2004, so that their then Republican governor, Mitt Romney, would be blocked in naming a successor to Sen. John Kerry, if Kerry won the presidential election. ...more

September 21, 2009

A handful of Manatee County convenience stores and gas stations have spent the day dubbing surveillance tapes from Monday evening, the night Dr. James Briles came home from work and reported finding his wife, Kathleen, dead. Pulling surveillance video is common in the search for a criminal. Detectives have not released the name or description of the person they are looking for in the videos. The sheriff's office did confirm today that Sheriff Brad Steube has returned from vacation to help handle the case. Steube met with Kathleen Briles's family. ...more

August 5, 2009

Tampa Bay Water's reputation is more than cracked and eroded with its second flawed project. The reservoir's foundation walls are a good analogy to the lack of fiscal responsibility by TBW's managers. ...more

June 12, 2009

A "Project Runway" finalist is accused of using her cat as a weapon during a spat with her ex-fiance. ...more

March 19, 2009

Mourners arrive in droves to pay respects at officer's funeral. ...more

February 26, 2009

A Washington lobbyist has settled her $27 million defamation lawsuit against The New York Times over a story involving then-presidential candidate John McCain, both sides disclosed Thursday ...more

February 19, 2009

The offseason has been short for the Tampa Bay Rays and long for many a free agent, but it's about time to turn away from the business of baseball and get back to matters on the field. ...more

February 8, 2009