DAYTONA BEACH (AP) — Officials say a man was airlifted to a central Florida hospital for treatment after he was severely burned during a fight over beer, cigarettes and money. ...more

September 27, 2009

A New Hampshire man says he swiped his debit card at a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and was charged over 23 quadrillion dollars. ...more

July 15, 2009

Police say Leon Brooks stole more than $5,000 worth of cigarettes in April and sold them on the streets of Clearwater. ...more

May 1, 2009

Federal excise tax on cigarettes went into effect Wednesday. ...more

April 1, 2009

A steep tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products will go into effect today. ...more

April 1, 2009

Ten years and a day after a jury awarded Mayola Williams nearly $80 million in punitive damages in her fight with a cigarette maker, the Supreme Court said today she can collect her share. ...more

March 31, 2009

A third teen has been arrested Thursday in connection with a burglary at River Ridge High School. ...more

March 27, 2009

Two River Ridge High School juniors were arrested Tuesday in connection with a March 14 burglary of the school. Cameron Tortarelli and Anthony Dickens, both 17, are charged with armed burglary, grand theft, trespassing on school property and criminal mischief. Dickens also is charged with throwing a missile into a public building. A third boy, 17, had not been arrested as of Wednesday ...more

March 25, 2009

Florida is long overdue to increase the tax/user fee on tobacco products. Florida is currently 46th in the country in cigarette tax at 33.9 cents per pack. Florida ranks second in cancer incidents and sells the most packs of cigarettes in the country, with 1.3 billion sold each year. ...more

March 23, 2009

Jason Isbell's solo debut, 2007's "Sirens of the Ditch," showed plenty of promise but seemed tentative, as if Isbell were still getting his bearings after leaving Drive-By Truckers that same year. ...more

March 13, 2009