Crime doesn't pay. But it does cost Polk County Jail inmates $2 a day. ...more

November 28, 2009

Two sophomore girls have sued their school district after they were punished for posting sexually suggestive photos on MySpace during their summer vacation. ...more

October 30, 2009

A federal judge has ruled that a rural Panhandle principal and his athletic director did not violate an order against praying in school. ...more

September 17, 2009

The American Civil Liberties Union has asked a federal judge to release "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch, arguing that he was put back in jail in retaliation for criticizing the government. ...more

September 14, 2009

Congressional officials confirm that an internal government report written in 2004 reveals that CIA interrogators threatened one of their prisoners with a gun and a power drill. ...more

August 22, 2009

A bait and tackle shop owner who sued the city of Clearwater over his fish mural has reached an agreement that will let him keep the artwork on his building, though the agreement still needs city council approval. ...more

July 24, 2009

The Obama administration is delaying by a week its release of an internal CIA report on the agency's Bush-era secret detention and interrogation program. ...more

June 20, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist says he would approve license plates with the image of a cross and an image of Jesus if they make it to his desk. ...more

April 27, 2009

A proposal that would expand the use of DNA collection in Florida is gaining traction in the Florida House. ...more

March 17, 2009

The Complete Angler won a partial victory Friday when a federal magistrate recommended that the city of Clearwater be ordered not to punish the bait and tackle shop for its mural of sea life. ...more

March 14, 2009