A Florida hedge fund manager accused of bilking investors of up to $350 million told family members he expected to be labeled a "mini-Madoff" after disappearing on a two-week jaunt across the country before turning himself in, court documents filed Thursday show. ...more

February 12, 2009

Recently Tampa native Robert Marve chose to end his 1.5-year stay at the University of Miami. UM Coach Randy Shannon granted him a release, with stipulations that he could not attend ACC, SEC or in-state schools. Since that time, Plant Head Coach Robert Weiner has undertaken to assault the character of Shannon using any media outlet that will listen. His actions are immature, if not despicable. ...more

January 5, 2009

Ben Welch knows that he came close to death. And every time the 13-year-old Seffner boy runs a fever or gets a scratch, his family recalls the nearly two-year ordeal that cut short his soccer career and almost cut short his life. ...more

October 8, 2008

American consumers should be wary of food manufacturers that launch campaigns to promote their product's safety. A prime example is the Corn Refiners Association, which is sponsoring ads extolling the virtues of high fructose corn syrup. ...more

September 13, 2008

The Russians invade Georgia – a democracy – and the Brits call for the fighting to cease'.... ...more

August 16, 2008

The trial of a teenager accused of killing his 14-year-old friend in a middle school bathroom will be transferred from Miami to Orlando because of relentless media coverage, a judge decided Tuesday. ...more

July 2, 2008

In Stephanie Ragusa's spring job evaluation, she received marks indicating she was unsatisfactory or needed improvement in every category but one. ...more

June 25, 2008

Woman accused of having sex with students dressed well, review said. ...more

June 24, 2008

A former Hillsborough County teacher was arrested Wednesday, accused of trespassing at Madison Middle School, district spokeswoman Linda Cobbe said. Lorie M. Ford, 37, of Odessa, was stopped by a Tampa police officer when she entered the campus, at 4444 W. Bay Vista Ave., according to an arrest report. ...more

January 31, 2008

The Board of Governors recently approved a 20-year initiative (Forward by Design) to foster enhanced quality, expand bachelor's degree production and increase graduate and professional degrees important to Florida's future. ...more

January 25, 2008