A corrections deputy did not use excessive force to subdue an inmate who had her spleen removed after a scuffle in the Sarasota County jail last year, a federal jury ruled this week. ...more

September 27, 2008

An 11-year veteran of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office will be honored as Hispanic Deputy of the Year tonight at an annual banquet by the Sheriff's Hispanic Advisory Council. ...more

September 12, 2008

Clayton Maxwell watched as his sister's boyfriend and four cohorts put bandannas across their faces then armed themselves with hammers and a gun, he testified Thursday. ...more

September 5, 2008

The defense tries to undercut a key witness in the trial of a man accused in a Plant City home invasion that killed one person. ...more

September 4, 2008

A member of the Florida National Guard who stole a Stinger missile-firing simulator because he thought it would make a great "garage ornament" was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to 18 months of probation. ...more

September 4, 2008

An Army National Guard member who stole a Stinger missile-firing simulator because he thought it would make a great "garage ornament" was sentenced in federal court today to 18 months of probation. ...more

September 3, 2008

The race to replace outgoing Circuit Judge Marion Fleming has shaped up to be one of the more interesting local electoral contests. ...more

August 22, 2008

As he battled pancreatic cancer, Harvey Waite encouraged his wife to continue her race for a fourth two-year term to the U.S. House of Representatives. ...more

August 20, 2008

Harvey Waite, husband of U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, died Tuesday in Brooksville after a fight with pancreatic cancer. He was 68. ...more

August 20, 2008

Husband of Ginny Brown-Waite was former New York State Trooper, active church volunteer. ...more

August 19, 2008