Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former University of Florida broadcaster Steve Babik has pleaded guilty to a child pornography charge. Babik pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of receipt and distribution of child pornography. He is facing a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison. Sentencing is Aug. 2. Prosecutors alleged that between June 2008 [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) ― A federal judge has ordered a Sarasota, Fla., man to help repay a Gulfport bank more than $105,000 for the burglary of a night-deposit box. The Sun Herald reports that 41-year-old Corey Donnell Bennett also must serve 18 months in prison, then three years’ probation. He is one of three men [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By BRENT KALLESTAD THE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE | After several years of trying, Florida lawmakers agreed Tuesday on a bill that would authorize the use of automatic cameras to ticket drivers who run red lights. The Florida Senate sent a bill to Gov. Charlie Crist on a 30-7 vote that would authorize use of the [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
NAPLES — Arizona’s tough new immigration law has many officials debating what might migrate to Florida — a similar law or some of Arizona’s illegal population? The Arizona law, which was signed by Republican Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday and sponsored by State Sen. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, requires police to question people who they suspect [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
http://www.wbir.com – The Knoxville Diocese of the Catholic Church said Thursday morning a retired priest admitted there is truth in the allegations of a former parishioner who said he was sexually abused by that priest. Bishop Richard Stika held a press conference Thursday morning at which he said he traveled to Father Bill Casey’s home [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Examiner.com BROOKSVILLE – No one denies the fact that smoking is an unhealthy habit. However, Brooksville, Florida Mayor Lara Bradburn also believes that it is the root of all evil. In an effort to enforce her personal views, she has prompted the City Council to vote on a measure on Monday, which would tie the [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Suncoast.com SARASOTA, FL. - The Sarasota County Health Department received laboratory confirmation today that a bat in the recent possession of a school-age child tested positive for rabies. On Monday, April 12, the student carried the bat around Gocio Elementary School, allowing peers to touch it, and brought it in the bus to an after-school-care program [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Detectives say key members of a massive drug trafficking operation used a Polk County sheriff’s deputy to look up vehicle tag information for a car they suspected belonged to an undercover detective. Deputy Joe Murphy, 41, was arrested Friday on a charge of accessing a computer without authority, a third-degree felony. The 16-year veteran of [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
A man riding a bicycle on Combee Road was beaten by three teenagers and died Saturday night, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said. Three teens have been arrested including one who surrendered at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday night. The name of the man who was killed has not been released while authorities [...]
