A 26-year-old motorcyclist dragged a trooper about 5 feet while trying to flee a traffic stop, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

October 22, 2009

Physicians and pharmacies need dual billing: Liability and release from liability; a release from liability charge would likely be about 20 percent as much as a liability charge. When an obstetrician's annual malpractice insurance and redundant lab work of $300,000 is divided by a 250-day work year, the obstetrician needs $1,200 per day just to cover liability, which must be passed to the patient. ...more

September 15, 2009

A Valrico man charged in the deaths of his two children will be held on $200,000 bail, a judge ordered today. ...more

September 8, 2009

All those commercials featuring top celebrities looking flawless in foundations available at the nearest drugstore always make me wonder: Is that really possible for the rest of us? ...more

August 15, 2009

Authorities say a man in central Florida has been charged with felony murder in connection to his 5-year-old son's death. ...more

July 29, 2009

A former band director pleaded guilty Thursday to a sexual relationship with a student. ...more

July 23, 2009

Testimony is set to resume this morning in the child pornography possession trial of former Scott Lake Elementary School principal John Stelmack. ...more

June 10, 2009

Help save the rainforest. ...more

May 26, 2009

Trial began Monday for a man accused of holding an acquaintance captive and forcing her to commit sex acts over 14 hours. ...more

May 5, 2009

Most of those who show up for Bayshore Baptist Church's Easter sunrise service at the Davis Islands Garden Club aren't regular church members, but many of the same faces show up year after year. ...more

April 13, 2009