State officials say a Palm Beach County man's legs had to be amputated after being run over by a boat while diving near a popular Martin County park. ...more

January 11, 2009

An underground plume of industrial chemicals in the Azalea area of St. Petersburg has spread farther than previously thought and is contaminating the air inside homes, according to new filings in a federal class-action lawsuit. ...more

January 9, 2009

University of South Florida junior defensive end George Selvie didn't hear what he expected from the NFL Draft Advisory Committee, so he will return to USF for his senior season. ...more

January 7, 2009

Three years ago, the Department of Children & Families found many of the same problems at the Tampa Bay Academy that other state regulators found this month: inadequate staffing, abuse complaints and an alleged sexual assault. ...more

December 30, 2008

State officials found that an inadequate and poorly trained staff at the Tampa Bay Academy in Riverview led to abuse complaints, patient escapes and at least one alleged sexual assault. Three years ago. ...more

December 29, 2008

In an orange grove east of here, rows of tree stumps mark the hard reality of an endemic disease that growers fear could cripple Florida's $9.3 billion citrus industry. ...more

December 21, 2008

Tampa Bay Academy officials are trying to stop the state from suspending their license, despite accusations that they exposed their workers and the children in their care to danger. ...more

December 19, 2008

State investigators ordered the removal of 54 children and teenagers from the Tampa Bay Academy in Riverview after finding the academy failed to protect its residents and staff from "known and obvious dangerous behaviors." ...more

December 18, 2008

State investigators have found "substandard conditions" at the Tampa Bay Academy in Riverview and ordered the removal of 54 children and teenagers from the academy's residential treatment program. ...more

December 17, 2008

Florida is receiving $587,000 as part of a multistate settlement with toy maker Mattel and subsidiary Fisher-Price. ...more

December 16, 2008