While many businesses were closed for Christmas, some employees around the area couldn't catch a break. They were working while others were with their families. ...more

December 26, 2009

Authorities have identified the man a Hillsborough County sheriff's corporal shot and killed after he was called to investigate a domestic disturbance at a supermarket. ...more

December 25, 2009

A Pinellas County sheriff's detention deputy has been suspended for eight days after he inadvertently left a door open at the jail, resulting in a pair of eyeglasses being taken by one inmate and eaten by a subsequent one. Deputy John Cascarelle has already served the punishment. ...more

December 7, 2009

I am not given to writing letters to the editor but have felt compelled with a sense of urgency to respond to the accusations put forward recently by one of our Spring Lakes residents. Having served a little over nine years on the SLID board, my background is quite deep and I can without hesitation say that the current commissioners are not and do not intend to do anything that would be out of line financially or authoritatively on their watch. This is for the most part a thankless job and not a member of the board over the years as far as I know has ever undertook the job of soliciting votes to serve the Spring Lake Community for financial gain. If anything, there are times when I know a board member has requested themselves from voting on an issue that might have questionable ramifications. ...more

December 6, 2009

A person was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital after a two-story house fire Tuesday night, Hillsborough County emergency dispatch said. ...more

December 1, 2009

The county's embattled former fleet department manager, Jack Stepongzi, received a scathing job performance review on his last evaluation in June and was warned of termination if he didn't improve. ...more

November 4, 2009

County Commissioner Jeff Stabins on Friday e-mailed Elections Supervisor Annie Williams with suggestions on how to cut more than $43,000 from her $1 million budget. ...more

October 30, 2009

One Pinellas Sheriff's deputy received a written reprimand after it was discovered he was accused of bouncing a check, while another was suspended after starting an amorous relationship with a subordinate, according to Pinellas sheriff's documents released this morning. ...more

October 26, 2009

A Hillsborough County courthouse security officer has received a written reprimand for allowing a woman to pass through courthouse security this month with what appeared to be a gun. ...more

August 28, 2009

BROOKSVILLE A telecommunications supervisor at the sheriff's office was demoted Monday after she altered a subordinate's time sheet, according to an in-house investigation released Wednesday. ...more

August 27, 2009