A 55-year-old South Florida man allegedly swindled some $400,000 from two New York women he was engaged to at the same time. Authorities say Paul R. Francois coaxed one to move to Florida after she met him on vacation, and the other into taking out a $100,000 home equity loan on her Elmont, N.Y. place. ...more

August 13, 2009

A woman was injured today when she was struck by a section of stucco torn by wind gusts off a building near Five Points Park in downtown Sarasota. ...more

March 28, 2009

Tatiana Del Toro had something else to cry about. The emotional 28-year-old crooner from San Juan, Puerto Rico, was one of nine "American Idol" semifinalists sent packing Wednesday. ...more

February 19, 2009

A man once convicted of vehicular homicide has been arrested on drug charges. Hillsborough County deputies arrested Corbin Legiles Nottingham at 10:50 p.m. Sunday. The 20-year-old Tampa man was arrested at 23rd Street and 138th Avenue and charged with possession of crack cocaine with intent to sell, possession of crack cocaine, and obstructing or opposing an officer without violence. He also was charged with violating probation on the vehicular homicide conviction. ...more

February 9, 2009

TAMPA Former Department of Children and Families spokesman Al Zimmerman is set to go on trial Jan. 26 on child pornography charges. U.S. District Judge Susan Bucklew scheduled a trial this morning after Assistant U.S. Attorney Colleen Murphy-Davis said she would like to tell the seven victims in the case a definitive trial date. ...more

November 12, 2008

Judging from his words, Brian Lane is ill-informed about the long-term damage inflicted upon children who are victims of sexual molestation. ...more

November 7, 2008

TAMPA – Former state Department of Children & Families spokesman Al Zimmerman pleaded not guilty today to child porn charges. ...more

October 23, 2008

It's been said many times in letters to the editor and radio call-in shows: The U.S. government should round up all illegal immigrants and send them home. ...more

September 6, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY — One tipster told police Denise Lee's death was a paid hit job. Others called police proclaiming psychic powers to describe what had happened to Lee or where to find her. Still others insisted they had details about Michael King's relationship to Lee. All of them were wrong. ...more

June 11, 2008

Lost for three days in the Northern California mountains, Frederick Dominguez and his three children wrote "Help" in the snow, huddled in a culvert for warmth, sang songs and prayed. ...more

December 20, 2007