There's a new way to report organized animal fighting, and it could lead to a reward of up to $5,000. Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced the creation of a new tip line today. Tipsters can call 1-877-TIP-HSUS (1-877-847-4787) to report cruelty to animals. ...more

December 29, 2008 |

Attacks against Seminole gaming came from all sides Thursday, starting with a call from the state attorney general for federal prosecution of the tribe for operating card games prohibited in Florida. ...more

December 19, 2008 |

Attacks came from all sides against Seminole gaming on Thursday, starting with a call from the state Attorney General for federal prosecution of the tribe for operating card games prohibited in Florida. ...more

December 18, 2008 |

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum for the third time has sought a temporary closure of the new blackjack and baccarat tables at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino & Hotel in Tampa. ...more

November 24, 2008 |

Seminole Hard Rock Casino & Hotel patrons got a big surprise Thursday when the Seminole Tribe of Florida opened 104 tables for blackjack and baccarat games at 5 a.m. ...more

November 14, 2008 |

Last year, Gov. Charlie Crist signed off on a gaming compact between Florida and the Seminole Tribe. Now Florida's Supreme Court has ruled that Crist lacked authority to do that. ...more

October 5, 2008 |

Plant City Photo Archives and television station WUSF, Channel 16, have won a 2008 Silver Telly Award for the documentary "Plant City Goes to War." ...more

July 30, 2008 |

Florida's attorney general on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Countrywide Financial Corp. for engaging in "deceptive and unfair trade practices." ...more

July 2, 2008 |

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum's office said today it has filed a lawsuit against Countrywide Financial for engaging in "deceptive and unfair trade practices." The suit says Countrywide, one of the nation's largest mortgage companies, knowingly put Florida borrowers into mortgages they couldn't afford or into loans with rates and penalties that were "misleading." ...more

July 1, 2008 |

TALLAHASSEE - Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum is set to discuss details of a lawsuit against Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation's largest mortgage lender. ...more

July 1, 2008 |