A Freedom High School science teacher has agreed to keep animals out of her classroom after nine dead gerbils were found there over the summer. ...more

November 14, 2009

The Florida Public Service Commission is planning a self-examination amid complaints the agency has been too cozy with the utilities it regulates, the panel's top staffer told lawmakers Wednesday. ...more

November 7, 2009

A police officer who initially faced allegations that he had sex with a 17-year-old Tarpon Springs High School student he worked with has resigned today. ...more

March 6, 2009

The FBI is investigating financial affairs involving 2nd District Court of Appeal Judge Thomas E. Stringer Sr. and Las Vegas stripper Christy Yamanaka, say three sources with direct knowledge of the investigation. ...more

January 23, 2009

The FBI is investigating financial affairs involving 2nd District Court of Appeal Judge Thomas E. Stringer Sr. and Las Vegas stripper Christy Yamanaka, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the investigation. ...more

January 22, 2009

Gov. Rod Blagojevich says the Illinois House's decision to impeach him was no surprise because he's been engaged in a struggle with lawmakers since his re-election in 2006. ...more

January 9, 2009

A transcript of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's statement Friday ...more

December 19, 2008

Chamber board members have met with state attorney's office investigators, who said the criminal probe into the Greater Sebring Chamber of Commerce's finances will conclude soon. ...more

November 10, 2008

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is struggling to find enough agents and resources to investigate criminal wrongdoing tied to the country's economic crisis, according to current and former bureau officials. ...more

October 19, 2008

A day after media reports surfaced that Democratic Congressman Tim Mahoney had carried on an affair with a former aide and paid to keep her quiet, he issued a press release Tuesday saying he takes "full responsibility for my actions and the pain I have caused my wife Terry and my daughter Bailey," but denied misusing campaign funds or paying her any money. ...more

October 14, 2008