Sarasota County will immediately change how it handles 911 calls as a result of an infant's death last month, when emergency workers were sent to an address 30 miles from the baby's home. ...more

February 11, 2009

For weeks, residents say they have witnessed a takeover of their street corners by prostitutes plying their trade on Nebraska Avenue. ...more

October 8, 2008

The city is one step closer to charging insurance companies - or uninsured out-of-towners - for services provided when the police and fire departments respond to a car wreck or house fire. ...more

September 17, 2008

It used to be that tax revenue was enough to cover the costs incurred by police and fire department when they respond to a fire or car accident. ...more

September 14, 2008

Regarding "Deputies Told To curb Fuel Use" (Metro, July 4): If Hillsborough County Sheriff Gee is putting nonviolent crimes on the back burner, he should expect an increase in violent response. ...more

July 8, 2008

Michael Dunn had an unpleasant experience recently with what he calls an aggressive panhandler who wanted him to buy fake flowers made of twigs and leaves. ...more

December 29, 2007

Michael Dunn had an unpleasant experience recently with what he calls an aggressive panhandler who wanted him to buy fake flowers made of twigs and leaves. ...more

December 26, 2007