Fathers who fail to pay child support would do a weeklong work detail wearing a shirt, overalls or vest that reads "Deadbeat Dad" if state lawmakers pass a bill being introduced by Sen. Mike Fasano. ...more

January 17, 2009

Fathers who fail to pay child support would do a week-long work detail wearing a shirt, overalls or vest that reads "Deadbeat Dad" in bold letters under a bill being introduced by state Sen. Mike Fasano. ...more

January 16, 2009

TAMPA (AP) — The lawyer for Washington Nationals outfielder Elijah Dukes said the ballplayer expects to meet next week's deadline to pay more than $40,000 in court-ordered child support and alimony to his estranged wife. ...more

January 15, 2009

Steven Dillenbeck is being sued, but that didn't stop him from asking a circuit court judge to let the plaintiffs show up at his business with trucks earlier this month and haul away the equipment. ...more

January 15, 2009

A state appeals panel ruled today that a Hillsborough County Circuit Court judge was wrong in dismissing 19 felony charges against former Tampa Preparatory School swim coach Kimberly Brabson III and that the case can be tried. ...more

December 24, 2008

Relatives of a Tampa woman grieved today, recalling how they had learned late Tuesday that her body had been found in a vacant house in Lakeland. Jennifer Denise Johnson, 31, was reported missing Saturday evening after family members became concerned when she did not appear in time for her 2-year-old daughter's birthday party. The family scrapped the party, anxious and worried. ...more

November 19, 2008

Family and friends of Jennifer Denise Johnson spent this evening putting up fliers about the missing woman's disappearance. ...more

November 18, 2008

A prosecutor this morning identified the boyfriend of a missing woman as "a suspect in a murder case," even though police do not classify him that way. Jennifer Denise Johnson, 31, was reported missing at 7:55 p.m. Saturday after relatives became concerned when she was not at home for her 2-year-old daughter's birthday party. ...more

November 18, 2008

SOUTH VENICE - A North Port man has been awarded $100,000 for pain and suffering after he was falsely arrested and charged with molesting a 5-year-old neighbor. ...more

November 13, 2008

God is identified with the weak, the poor, and the powerless. Jesus was clear when he said people will experience God when they feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and minister to the sick. ...more

November 1, 2008