Not all felons deserve to be outcasts. I was involved in a large corruption case more than 20 years ago. Served my time and resumed my life as a law-abiding citizen. ...more

November 16, 2009

Criminal background checks on many caregivers for children, the elderly and disabled are being delayed because Florida isn't taking full advantage of electronic fingerprinting, state officials said Thursday. ...more

October 24, 2009

A 15-year-old pedestrian from Oldsmar was killed Friday night after being hit by a pickup on Tampa Road about 200 yards west of the intersection with East Lake Woodlands Parkway. ...more

March 29, 2009

TAMPA Operation Spring Cleaning, a two-day law-enforcement roundup of known felons and other criminals, ended today with a total of 122 arrests, police said. ...more

March 28, 2009

It begins with a sharp nock on the door, followed by shouted commands from Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies. ...more

March 26, 2009

A Florida man didn't get very far with his claim that a constitutional right to bear arms should apply to convicted felons. ...more

March 13, 2009

The parents of Rachel Hoffman will appear on "Dateline NBC" tonight as part of an effort to pass a state law protecting confidential informants such as their daughter, who was fatally shot last year while working with Tallahassee police. ...more

January 23, 2009

Michelle Latimore fervently hopes Democrat Barack Obama is elected president, but she won't be voting for him. ...more

October 24, 2008

Any former felons trying to stay on the straight and narrow have some help today. More than 40 social service and governmental agencies will be on hand at the Pinellas Technical Education Center to help former felons in their efforts to start new lives. ...more

October 17, 2008

Convicted felons may get to vote in Florida next month because the state doesn't have time to investigate every possible felon on the rolls, election officials said Tuesday. ...more

October 15, 2008