A Middleton High School math teacher told police Tuesday that he smoked a joint on his way to school to cope with the students in his classroom, a police spokeswoman said. ...more

December 12, 2007

TAMPA - Police arrested a Middleton High School math teacher on school property Tuesday after officers found him with a small amount of marijuana in his car, authorities said. ...more

December 12, 2007

Debra Lafave knew discussing sex with a 17-year-old co-worker would get her in trouble, according to probation case notes released Wednesday. ...more

December 6, 2007

Private conversations with an underage female co-worker landed Debra Lafave in jail Tuesday afternoon, just days before she was expected to request early release from house arrest. ...more

December 5, 2007

Debra Lafave, the former Greco Middle School teacher currently serving house arrest for having sex with a 14-year-old student, was arrested about 12:30 p.m. today for a probation violation, according to jail records. ...more

December 4, 2007

Mary Delgado and Byron Velvick returned to the limelight last week. The initial public exposure came three years ago when Velvick proposed to Delgado during an episode of the television show "The Bachelor." ...more

November 27, 2007

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement formally has adopted federal guidelines aimed at softening treatment of illegal immigrants who are arrested in worksite raids and are pregnant, nursing infants or serving as sole caregivers to minor children or seriously ill relatives. ...more

November 24, 2007

AVON PARK — An Avon Park man was free Friday on $50,000 bail, after he was charged with child abuse in the case of a 3-year-old girl. Also a Sebring man was freed on his own recognizance Friday in a third child cruelty case involving a teenage victim. Jeff Roth, director of the Children's Advocacy Center, which provides victim counseling and family referrals, said his agency has definately seen an increase of activity over the last few weeks, but he doesn't know why. "It has been a busy, busy time down here," he said. "Something's in the water, or a bad phase of the moon - I haven't had time to even think what's going on." David Robert Metz, 34, of Avon Park, became a suspect in the case when Avon Park police received a report of child abuse on Nov. 13 that was made to the Department of Children and Families regarding a 3-year-old victim who had a large bruise on her face and nose and a scratch under her chin. ...more

November 17, 2007

The son of News Channel 8 anchor Bob Hite was arrested Thursday after choking his live-in girlfriend, officials said. ...more

November 7, 2007

APOLLO BEACH - The son of News Channel 8 anchor Bob Hite was arrested Thursday after choking his live-in girlfriend, officials said. ...more

November 6, 2007