George P. Bush may not be ready to follow his father, grandfather and uncle into politics just yet, but he is trying to help the Republican Party regain a conservative message, which on Saturday included criticism of Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. ...more

February 21, 2009

Election chiefs in Florida walk a fine line between politics and the oath of office. ...more

February 21, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist said Friday he won't order any state agencies to investigate former Hillsborough County Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson, preferring instead to let federal investigators take the lead. ...more

February 14, 2009

It took Wayne Tompkins about five minutes to fatally strangle his girlfriend's 15-year-old daughter. ...more

February 12, 2009

A man scheduled to die Wednesday in the murder of a teenage Tampa girl 25 years ago has petitioned the Florida Supreme Court for a stay of execution. ...more

February 10, 2009

A man scheduled to die Wednesday in the murder of a teenage Tampa girl 25 years ago has petitioned the Florida Supreme Court for a stay of execution. ...more

February 9, 2009

It's disappointing that Gov. Charlie Crist has thrown his full support to the $1.2 billion deal between the state and CSX Transportation that could bring commuter rail to four counties near Orlando. ...more

February 8, 2009

It cannot be described with certainty how Pat Mulieri took the news that she had drawn a serious, well-schooled and demonstrably successful challenger for her presumed bid to return to the county commission in 2010. But the betting here is that it involved brown paper bags. ...more

February 8, 2009

Lisa DeCarr had a headache and didn't want to go to school. The 15-year-old asked her mother if she could stay home that Thursday. Her mother, Barbara DeCarr, agreed. It was the last time DeCarr saw her daughter alive. ...more

February 8, 2009

Lisa DeCarr had a headache and didn't want to go to school. ...more

February 6, 2009