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

SEBRING — In a sworn affidavit, former Assistant State Attorney Joan Hughes stated she bought and paid for a Ray-O-Vac lantern found in the garage of retired Sheriff's Sgt. Sharon Glisson. An internal investigation sustained allegations of petty theft and misconduct, claiming the belief of investigators that a lantern was taken on Aug. 28, 2007 by Glisson from a growhouse at 3010 Cedora Terrace, in Sebring. Assuming Hughes statement made under oath is true, the lantern found in the garage could not have come from the growhouse. ...more

December 15, 2007

A handyman who apparently won the trust of a retiree from Pennsylvania now faces a felony charge of exploitation of an elderly or disabled person following a yearlong investigation. ...more

October 20, 2007