For the members of a statewide task force on fireworks, the overriding message from the public was clear: Please ban the bangs. ...more

February 18, 2008

CLEARWATER -- For the members of a statewide task force on fireworks, the overriding message from the public was clear: Please ban the bangs. But a prohibition on exploding and aerial amusements, which a majority of blast-weary people across Florida told the panel they wanted, was not possible from the start. ...more

February 14, 2008

Ed Hardy Sr., a 30-year law enforcement veteran from Broward County, will serve as the Department of Children & Families' first director of criminal justice services. ...more

November 20, 2007

CLEARWATER - Requiring a consumer license to purchase fireworks and restricting their use to nonresidential areas are among the conditions a statewide task force is considering. ...more

October 26, 2007