Justice Kenneth Bell on Friday became the Florida Supreme Court's second conservative member in six weeks to unexpectedly retire, giving Republican Gov. Charlie Crist a chance to reshape the seven-member bench. ...more

May 24, 2008

Imagine if a front-page article smearing your good name appeared in one of the biggest newspapers in the country. In place of proof, the newspaper substituted rumor and innuendo supplied by anonymous sources to support the outrageous allegation that you may have been unfaithful to your spouse and may have shamed the profession in which you have spent a lifetime building a reputation. Can you imagine what your reaction to such character assassination would be? ...more

February 25, 2008

The date was Aug. 6, 1944, and the news release was chilling. "Racial disorders, now in progress in Tampa, Florida, between members of the Caucasian and Negro races, with attendant riots and bloodshed, have progressed beyond the control of civil authorities." ...more

February 17, 2008

The mermaids' landlord says mediation talks to settle a longstanding lease dispute are officially at an impasse and that the matter could be going back to court. ...more

January 23, 2008

Youths who let their pants droop to expose underwear at school could face suspension under a measure that cleared a Senate committee Wednesday. ...more

January 10, 2008

We now have an opportunity to ensure that the historic Weeki Wachee Attraction remains open to the public and the internationally known mermaid shows continue to enchant future generations. ...more

December 23, 2007

A Supreme Court judge convicted former President Alberto Fujimori of abuse of authority and sentenced him to six years in prison Tuesday in the first criminal conviction for Fujimori, who also faces human rights and corruption charges. ...more

December 12, 2007

Pallavi Patel, who helped build the University of South Florida Charter School for Underprivileged Children in Hillsborough County, is among the newest members of the Florida Women's Hall of Fame. ...more

December 7, 2007

The Grinch - not to mention all those singing and dancing Whos - came back to Broadway on Friday, two weeks after the musical about Dr. Seuss' celebrated green meanie was shut down because of the stagehands' strike. ...more

November 24, 2007

All the Whos down in Whoville will have holiday work this year after a Manhattan judge ordered the Broadway production of "Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!" to reopen despite the ongoing stagehands strike. ...more

November 22, 2007