RUSKIN -- A Ruskin woman sued her ex-boyfriend claiming he didn't tell her that he had genital herpes. Kathy Croman, 57, filed the civil lawsuit on Nov. 2 in Hillsborough County Circuit Court against her ex-boyfriend Richard Tinker, who won $5 million in the Florida Lottery in 1994. ...more

November 20, 2009

People around the country who used excessive amounts of denture cream are claiming in lawsuits that zinc in the products caused serious nerve damage. ...more

September 18, 2009

A Boston University student has been ordered to pay $675,000 to four record labels for illegally downloading and sharing music. ...more

July 31, 2009

I've had a few questions lately about this idea of Florida getting oil-drilling revenues to help with its sagging budget - and things like schools. If you're swayed by this argument and big oil's latest push to put rigs off the tourism state, then you need to know something: Oil money from federal leases cannot be used for that kind of stuff. It can only be used to clean up the mess and damages from drilling. ...more

June 16, 2009

Two Lake Placid men died earlier this week after being involved in a two-vehicle accident in Putnam County. ...more

June 14, 2009

A St. Petersburg police officer has been suspended for two weeks without pay because of a March crash in his cruiser. ...more

June 4, 2009

A two-vehicle accident Wednesday on State Road 70 in Highlands County claimed the lives of an adult and a small child. ...more

May 22, 2009

A two-vehicle accident Wednesday on State Road 70 in Highlands County claimed the lives of two people. ...more

May 21, 2009

Firefighters were again battling a mobile home blaze early Thursday morning. ...more

April 24, 2009

A woman who claims her mentally disabled son was forced to fight for the entertainment of the staff at a state-run residence filed a lawsuit Thursday against the state. ...more

March 26, 2009