An inmate's contribution to an FBI probe of prison corruption has earned him his freedom. ...more

August 22, 2008

He's 33 years old and has been around - up, down, up, down, all around. ...more

August 18, 2008

Terry Feickert's plush leather seat squeaks as he rocks back and forth behind his desk Tuesday morning. Everything from his books to his old firefighter helmet was still in place inside the office, which was built while he was the chief. But the cigar-smoking Avon Park Fire Chief was more than ready to get away from it. ...more

August 13, 2008

Florida's top regulator of mortgage brokers said Tuesday that he will leave his post Sept. 30 amid continuing criticism for allowing thousands of ex-convicts to obtain mortgage brokering licenses and, in some cases, commit fraud. ...more

August 13, 2008

It had been more than four months since Judy O'Steen had been able to drive her golf cart. ...more

July 16, 2008

A year after Thomas Guth was released from federal prison in 2003, his lawyer told a judge in Chicago that he wanted to start a new life away from the city in Pueblo, Colo. ...more

June 14, 2008

TAMPA – A year after Thomas Guth was released from federal prison in 2003, his lawyer told a judge in Chicago that he wanted to start a new life away from the city in Pueblo, Colo. The judge agreed to release Guth early from probation so he could move away with his then-15-year-old son. ...more

June 13, 2008

PLANT CITY The Florida Strawberry Festival board has decided against replacing recently retired General Manager Patsy Brooks – at least for now. ...more

June 13, 2008

AVON PARK – Will Carl Cool, recently retired as Highlands County's administrator, join his wife Maureen as a Realtor at RE/MAX Realty Plus in Sebring? Or will Cool, who just passed his real estate exam on his first try, run for county commissioner, trying to unseat incumbent Commissioner Barbara Stewart? Everybody will know on Wednesday. In fact, many people will know on Tuesday, when Cool meets with reporters to announce whether he will or will not run for county commissioner. Cool announced his plans to publicly say whether he will or will not run for county commissioner on Tuesday in a brief phone interview Friday morning. ...more

June 6, 2008

PLANT CITY Patsy Brooks, the longtime general manager of the Florida Strawberry Festival, retired Monday. ...more

June 6, 2008