Police briefs. ...more

January 30, 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

The owner of a funeral home who was directed by the state last week to bring her embalming operations to a halt is holding a press conference this afternoon. ...more

January 28, 2009

Since leaving the Senate in 1995, U.S. envoy George J. Mitchell has taken on one seemingly intractable problem after another. ...more

January 26, 2009

A pioneering judge's career is on the line today after the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission filed formal charges against him regarding his financial relationship with an exotic dancer. ...more

January 13, 2009

PAST AND PRESENT •In late 2005, the Department of Children & Families stopped Tampa Bay Academy from admitting new patients after finding inadequate staffing, abuse complaints and an alleged sexual assault. DCF renewed the academy's license after subsequent inspections. ...more

December 30, 2008

Hillsborough County's troubled affordable housing office is getting a new director. ...more

December 20, 2008

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office detectives have charged a woman with stabbing another woman Thursday night. ...more

December 19, 2008

The maker of Airborne dietary supplements has agreed to pay $7 million to settle allegations by 32 states, including Florida, that it made false claims about the benefits of its fruit-flavored products. ...more

December 16, 2008

Police have arrested a deacon they say inappropriately touched a teenage girl who attends his church. ...more

December 10, 2008