Federal agents on Wednesday searched the home of a man linked to the fatal 1982 Tylenol poisonings in Illinois and the FBI in Chicago said authorities are reviewing evidence in the deaths, which caused a nationwide scare and led to dramatic changes in the way food and medical products are packaged. ...more

February 5, 2009

The company that runs the county jail is being sued on allegations that inattention to an inmate's "serious medical needs" led to his death. ...more

January 29, 2009

When John Silva opened his St. Petersburg variety store about 9 a.m. Sunday, he brought Gertrude with him. ...more

December 7, 2008

I have hesitated too long in writing this article, not because it isn't near to my heart but because the average person has such a hard time dealing with anyone who has a chronic illness. When you discover that you are coming down with the flu, it feels terrible. You work as long as you can with it, but somewhere in its course you just have to give in to it, go to bed and recover. The muscle aches are all-consuming. The fever, chills, fatigue, stomach problems, whatever you experience feels just awful. You just want it to be over, and when it is,you want to get back to your "life" and forget you ever had it. ...more

October 26, 2008

A year ago, Hillsborough school nurses warned that a cutback in nurses and other health professionals in schools posed a threat to student health. The district had reduced by 66 the 316 health care professionals for its more than 191,000 students by not filling positions to save money. ...more

October 6, 2008

A jury deliberated for more than two hours Thursday before finding Michael Rose guilty of DUI-manslaughter in the death of Lucinda Reapp. ...more

August 22, 2008

Former Marine Cpl. Steven Lee Fickey has agreed to plead guilty to fraud and stealing identities of other Marines, court records show. ...more

August 19, 2008

The teen gunman who fatally shot eight people in a mall on Dec. 5 tried to kill himself by swallowing about 30 pills nearly two years earlier, according to court records released Wednesday. ...more

December 27, 2007

SARASOTA COUNTY - A jail nurse has been hit with a felony drug charge for replacing an inmate's oxycodone pills with Tylenol and taking the prescription drug home, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

November 13, 2007

SARASOTA COUNTY - A jail nurse is accused of replacing an inmate's oxycodone pills with Tylenol and taking the prescription medicine for herself. ...more

November 12, 2007