Joseph Gerald Cifelli, 56, of 11064 Carol Drive, Brooksville, was arrested Friday by the Hernando County Sheriff's Office on three counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. ...more

October 18, 2008

Integrity is the most important quality of any human being to possess, especially politicians. Trust of the people is imperative! As a former mayor and city councilman for the city of Sebring and a member of the sheriff's rescue unit, I know how important it is to have a leader that you can trust. Three out of four of our children are in law enforcement: Major Mark Sauls, Sgt. Monica Sauls and Agent Gene Sauls Jr. of I.C.E. We the people expect and deserve honesty. I supported and voted for Susan Benton during the last election. I had high hopes that she would have the vision and integrity to make the needed changes in the Highlands County Sheriff's Office. Some of the changes she has effected have made a difference; higher salaries for the troops, some new technology, more deputies on the road. What she did was what should have been done. Nothing new or spectacular, simply what needed to be done. ...more

October 16, 2008

There are new safety measures at Memorial Hospital in Tampa after two women stole credit cards from patients and a visitor in September and went on a shopping spree, police say. ...more

October 2, 2008

The Tampa Bay Chapter of the American Red Cross has more than 2,000 volunteers it can call on in times of disaster. But it faces a challenge: 60 percent of those volunteers are retirees, joining at an older age. ...more

August 14, 2008

Monica McIntyre likes to call daughters Heaven and Trinity "my little miracles." ...more

July 4, 2008

Health officials are trying to persuade doctors to offer HIV tests to nearly every patient in a New York City community hit harder than most by AIDS. ...more

June 27, 2008

TAMPA - Two weeks ago, Gov. Charlie Crist appointed a county judge to fill a circuit judge seat left vacant when Monica Sierra resigned to continue as a volunteer for an evangelical mission in Israel's West Bank. ...more

May 23, 2008

Looking for a less expensive alternative with more immediate results, Benito Middle School journalists have gone digital. ...more

February 25, 2008

Regarding "Accident Witness Eases Family's Pain" (Metro, Feb. 9): Haunted by the terrible crash as it played out before his eyes, Keith Johnson went into action to raise the money for Monica Demarco's funeral expenses. ...more

February 15, 2008

BRANDON – Una joven de 18 años murió de las heridas sufridas en un accidente en la Heather Lakes Boulevard y Lumsden Road en miércoles en la noche, dijo la Oficina Alguaciles del Condado de Hillsborough. ...more

February 7, 2008