Authorities say a Sarasota father who admitted taking tranquilizers let his 8-year-old son drive the car in a parking lot, where the boy almost hit two people and struck two trees. ...more

February 10, 2009

The 1996 Dodge Avenger owned by a woman whose body was found Thursday near North Rye Road in Manatee County has been found. ...more

February 10, 2009

Detectives are searching for the vehicle of a woman whose body was found Thursday near North Rye Road in Manatee County. ...more

February 9, 2009

Chris Markowski, a nationally syndicated radio host, calls himself the "Watchdog on Wall Street." ...more

February 7, 2009

A federal judge has refused to delay the transfer of Sarasota hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel to New York, where he faces federal charges of wire and securities fraud. Attorneys for Nadel, 76, filed a petition asking to keep Nadel in Florida so they can consult with him in their efforts to seek a review of a ruling that he be held without bail. ...more

February 6, 2009

With Creative Loafing stuck in bankruptcy, a rival Atlanta weekly newspaper is pushing into the Tampa market, planning a local expansion and hoping to buy the six-newspaper Creative Loafing chain out of bankruptcy court. ...more

February 6, 2009

It has been a tremendous season for Durant High in boys basketball, but until last week, the Cougars had not recorded a landmark victory. ...more

February 4, 2009

The Durant Cougars, looking to make the state girls basketball playoffs for the first time since 2004, were the No. 3 seed for the District 6A-8 tournament at Plant City High. ...more

February 4, 2009