Officials agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit from a former jail inmate whose back was broken after a confrontation with a corrections officer in 2003. ...more

January 22, 2008

Type "OxyContin" and "pharmacy" into your Internet search engine and watch what happens. Within seconds, you'll have links to thousands of Web sites promising easy access to the drug. The same goes for Vicodin or just about any other painkiller you can name. ...more

December 30, 2007

TAMPA - Type "OxyContin" and "pharmacy" into your Internet search engine and watch what happens. Within seconds, you'll have links to thousands of Web sites promising easy access to the drug. The same goes for Vicodin or just about any other painkiller you can name. These addictive drugs are strictly regulated by state and federal laws and are supposed to be available only through prescriptions. But with a credit card and a click or two on a computer, it's possible to bypass the system and have the medications delivered to your door. ...more

December 28, 2007

Tom Coughlin sidestepped questions about whether the New York Giants will go all out to try to spoil the New England Patriots' bid for perfection. ...more

December 25, 2007

The Lightning once again fell into a pothole on the road, dropping their 11th game out of 14 away from home this season. ...more

December 11, 2007

PINELLAS PARK - Authorities have filed more serious charges against a man whose 2 1/2-month-old son suffered serious injuries while in his father's care. ...more

November 21, 2007

Sometimes, the water shuts off in the middle of the day. The doctors wash their hands in buckets. ...more

November 19, 2007

TAMPA - A robber who lost his pants after fleeing a holdup Tuesday had reason to drop his clothes and dash – he accidentally shot himself in the right hip during his escape, police said. ...more

November 14, 2007

Illness kept Florida WR Percy Harvin from practicing Monday, but Gators coach Urban Meyer said he believes Harvin should be available to play Saturday against Florida Atlantic. ...more

November 13, 2007

Brett Favre passed another milestone and Green Bay roughed up rookie running back Adrian Peterson in a 34-0 rout of the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. ...more

November 12, 2007