Text messages between former Hillsborough County teacher Stephanie Ragusa and one of the students she is accused of having sex with were released today by the State Attorney's Office. She told the boy she loved him, and they discussed dating and her giving him money, according to the messages, which were released in hundreds of pages of discovery documents. Also released was Ragusa's last will and testament, in which she addressed a student. ...more

August 7, 2008

The Polk County Sheriff's Office announces the arrest of a Polk County teacher today on charges of sexual misconduct with several children. ...more

June 5, 2008

Put Them To Work Regarding "Vandals Wreak Havoc At Cemetery" (Metro, May 27): ...more

May 31, 2008

Driving to work each day, Chasco Middle School teacher Sue Evanoski often sees homeless people walking along State Road 52. ...more

May 22, 2008

Driving to work each day, Chasco Middle School teacher Sue Evanoski often sees homeless people walking along State Road 52. ...more

May 18, 2008

Stephanie Ragusa knew her relationship with a teenage student could come back to haunt her. No one, she told the boy, would understand. ...more

May 9, 2008

Of course, we are all supposed to be aghast at the allegations against Stephanie Ragusa, the middle school teacher who allegedly can't say "no" when it comes to playing show and tell with her students, but it sent some readers down memory lane. ...more

May 4, 2008

A Sligh Middle School teacher remains in Orient Road Jail this morning with no bail set after deputies charged him with domestic battery, a first-degree misdemeanor. ...more

February 7, 2008

When West Hernando Middle School teacher Kevin McManus decided to pursue a mural project on the famed Florida Highwaymen, he gained a new appreciation for how difficult it can be to recreate lucrative artwork. ...more

January 31, 2008

Jesse Mockler stood ramrod straight at the podium, hands crossed at his waist, a blank expression on his face. ...more

January 24, 2008