On the same day Florida State announced the university was placing its athletic program on two years of probation as part of self-imposed sanctions relating to an academic cheating scandal, Indiana basketball coach Kelvin Sampson shared the spotlight after the NCAA announced Sampson was in violation of five potential "major" NCAA violations. ...more

February 16, 2008

The reliability of Charlotte County's 911 system came into question Friday after more details were released about an emergency call that might have saved the life of slain North Port mother Denise Lee. ...more

February 16, 2008

Multiple breakdowns in Charlotte County's emergency communications center let Denise Lee and the man accused of abducting and killing her slip through law enforcement's fingers, according to an internal investigation and data released by the sheriff's office Friday. ...more

February 16, 2008

Two employees of Charlotte County's 911 call center are being punished after an internal investigation into the handling of a call concerning a North Port woman who was later found dead, Sheriff John Davenport announced today. ...more

February 15, 2008

TALLAHASSEE – Florida State will reduce scholarships in several sports and has placed its athletic program on two-year probation in the wake of an academic cheating scandal involving more than 50 athletes. ...more

February 14, 2008

As Sheriff of Hillsborough County, I want to assure Mr. Brian Sterner, as well as the citizens of Hillsborough County, that this incident will be investigated to the fullest. ...more

February 13, 2008

BRADENTON – A city police officer has resigned and could lose his law enforcement certification after he sent naked pictures of himself to female colleagues, according to internal affairs reports. ...more

January 30, 2008

Tensions over a 911 call received by the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office on the night police say Michael King kidnapped and murdered Denise Lee reached a climax this afternoon. ...more

January 25, 2008

VENICE - Two off-duty Venice police officers were involved in an altercation at a Sarasota County bar over the weekend, and for the second time in a month the Venice Police Department is conducting an internal investigation into the conduct of its officers. ...more

January 16, 2008

A Tampa Bay Tech teacher has been suspended with pay while district officials review allegations that he watched an inappropriate video on a computer at school, Hillsborough County Schools spokesman Steve Hegarty said. ...more

January 11, 2008