Joshua Dean Davis, 30, performed sexually explicit acts on a Web cam for a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. But the "teen" turned out to be a detective. ...more

December 18, 2008

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December 1, 2008

Forty-six out of 52 employees with Elberta Crate and Box Company are looking for jobs after the company discontinued manufacturing operations at its Avon Park subsidiary, according to Operations Manager Tim Dean, Monday. Elberta Crate is a family-owned and managed manufacturer of wooden wire-bound crates used primarily for vegetable packing, according to its Web site. ...more

December 1, 2008

Here's something that might provide a bit of solace amid the plunging values in your retirement accounts: Warren Buffett is losing lots of money, too. So are Tracinda's Kirk Kerkorian, investor Carl Icahn and CBS' Sumner Redstone. ...more

November 17, 2008

During the past year, University of South Florida leaders have overhauled the academic support for student-athletes and made scholastic success among players a top priority. But NCAA data released this week shows their job may be harder for some sports than others. ...more

October 20, 2008

Monday will mark the first meeting between the weakened board of the Byrd Alzheimer's center and the board -- made up mostly of University of South Florida representatives -- that now runs the institute. ...more

October 17, 2008

Millvina Dean was 2 months old when she was wrapped in a sack and lowered into a lifeboat from the doomed Titanic. Now 96, the last survivor of the sinking is selling mementos to help pay nursing home fees. ...more

October 17, 2008

Enrollment at Hillsborough Community College's new SouthShore campus is way above projections. In fact, it is about 10 times the estimate. ...more

October 13, 2008

A 13-year-old Avon Park Middle School student was in the care of the Department of Juvenile Justice after she reportedly kicked and hit a school official. ...more

September 26, 2008

The University of South Florida took control of the troubled Johnnie B. Byrd Sr. Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute this summer, and on Wednesday it announced that 19 of the center's 71 workers have been laid off, most of them administrators. The cuts will save the center $2 million a year, roughly 40 percent in salaries and benefits. ...more

September 25, 2008