The small-government crusader running for Congress stood on the steps of the courthouse behind a podium and microphone. ...more

November 8, 2009

Authorities say they have confirmed a total of at least 11 victims whose remains were found in the Cleveland home of a registered sex offender. ...more

November 4, 2009

Bill Foster and Kathleen Ford are battling to replace Mayor Rick Baker, who is finishing his second term. ...more

November 3, 2009

When an indoor public smoking ban took effect in the Netherlands in summer 2008, the worry wasn't so much for the one-third of Dutch adults who smoke cigarettes. Bars and restaurants went smoke-free without much problem. ...more

November 1, 2009

Officer Norm Cartwright knows traffic violations when he sees them. And see them he does - by the thousands. ...more

October 28, 2009

With the city's crime rate plummeting the past six years - and the police department on pace for an 18 percent decrease this year - maintaining that trend could prove difficult. ...more

October 23, 2009

With the city's crime rate plummeting over the past six years – and the police department on pace for an 18 percent decrease this year – maintaining that trend could prove difficult. ...more

October 22, 2009

When Brenda Breeden first read the announcement about the all-day Citizens Police Academy she shrugged it off. ...more

October 21, 2009

Police Chief Ken Albano calls it an unprecedented move. At the request of the Temple Terrace City Council and with the buy-in of the police department, the Fraternal Order of Police Florida Council has relinquished pay increases to sworn city police officers during the 2009-10 fiscal year, which began Oct. 1. ...more

October 21, 2009

An as-yet-unnamed neighborhood school will receive a donation in November from the Jane Castor Academic Fund. ...more

October 14, 2009