Jordan Valdez, the Davis Islands teenager charged in the hit-and-run death of a homeless woman, was sentenced today to probation and 250 hours of community service. Circuit Judge Chet A. Tharpe decided the 17-year-old should be sentenced as a juvenile. ...more

November 24, 2009

Former state appeals judge Thomas E. Stringer told a federal judge today that he has destroyed his career and position as a leader in community service by "one act of bad judgment." ...more

November 13, 2009

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to driving his motorized La-Z-Boy chair while drunk. ...more

October 22, 2009

It took five months for Davis Islands teenager Jordan Valdez to be charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident but only a few minutes to be booked and then released from jail Thursday. ...more

July 10, 2009

A man charged with stabbing two other Gainesville men late Tuesday was previously jailed in the late 1960s on a Highlands County manslaughter conviction. ...more

June 4, 2009

The only teenager to receive jail time for her role in the videotaped beating of a Polk County girl is back home. Brittini Hardcastle, 17, left jail this morning. She was sentenced Friday to 15 days behind bars and released today because she had previously served some of that time. ...more

March 24, 2009

A public adjuster convicted of forging his client's name on a $270,000 check was sentenced to jail time and nine years of probation on Thursday. ...more

March 20, 2009

A public adjuster convicted of forging his client's name on a $270,000 check was sentenced to jail time. ...more

March 19, 2009

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March 16, 2009

On top of the world a few months ago, Brazilian race driver and "Dancing With The Stars" champ Helio Castroneves will face career ruin and possible jail time if he is convicted at a federal tax evasion trial that begins Monday with jury selection in Miami. ...more

March 2, 2009