TAMPA - Ahmed Bedier no longer is executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations' Tampa chapter. ...more

May 19, 2008

Throughout my formative years, my father passed on to me many valuable lessons and words of wisdom that he learned as a child and accumulated through adulthood. ...more

February 22, 2008

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Monday that authorities overreacted when they confiscated two display photos of scantily clad men and a woman from a clothing store and cited the manager on a misdemeanor obscenity charge. ...more

February 5, 2008

Democrat Dennis Kucinich is abandoning his second dark-horse bid for the White House as he faces a tough fight to hold on to his other job, U.S. congressman. ...more

January 25, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - It's the kind of story you could write a book about: A 35-year-old single mother of three is fired from her state job after refusing to go along with a scheme to pardon criminals who bribe aides to the governor. ...more

December 29, 2007

SARASOTA COUNTY - The state will pay $525,000 to settle a lawsuit by a former Florida Highway Patrol major who said her firing was gender discrimination. ...more

December 20, 2007

AVON PARK — After 22 games and two seasons without a playoff appearance, Earnest Perkins has been fired as Avon Park High School varsity football coach. AP Principal Stu Guthrie said the decision "was his alone," and although he characterized the move as "not easy," Guthrie said a change at the top was "one that was necessary." "Sometimes in coaching, much like life, things just don't work out the way we would have liked for them to," Guthrie said in a written statement. "I think this is the case in this situation. I have the utmost respect for coach Perkins, but a change was necessary." ...more

November 28, 2007

Florida A&M fired Coach Rubin Carter and his entire staff Tuesday after the Rattlers posted a 3-8 record this season, including a 34-7 loss to rival Bethune-Cookman in the season finale. ...more

November 21, 2007

James Fand is no stranger to changes in direction. When he opened his tile business in Tampa 25 years ago, he had little experience as a salesman. ...more

October 24, 2007