For nearly 18 years, Sandra Ranell Wilbanks taught technical health classes at Pasco-Hernando Community College under the guise that she was a registered nurse. ...more

June 27, 2008

Sandra Ranell Wilbanks of Shady Hills was arrested Wednesday, accused by Pasco-Hernando Community College of misrepresenting herself as a registered nurse to teach at the school. ...more

June 26, 2008

Alternative energy sources, energy conservation, a national health care system and the national debt were among the issues U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam addressed Thursday during a town hall meeting at Florida College. ...more

June 4, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE - Alternative energy sources, energy conservation, a national health care system and the national debt were among the issues U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam addressed Thursday during a town hall meeting at Florida College. "We have to get off fossil fuels for the future," said Putnam, R-Bartow, who discussed building nuclear plants and investing in clean coal energy while focusing on using today's resources wisely. Putnam, whose district covers portions of Hillsborough, Polk and Osceola counties and includes cities such as Temple Terrace, Lakeland, Bartow and Winter Haven, said health care is a hot topic, especially among the Democratic candidates in this year's presidential campaign. ...more

May 30, 2008

For 29 years, the state of Florida has provided tuition grants for Florida residents attending a private Florida college or university full time. ...more

January 19, 2008

Florida college programs produced four of the top 14 picks in the 2007 NBA draft, with three ...more

January 15, 2008

HARTFORD, Conn. - It was the plea heard around the world. "Don't tase me, bro" -- shouted by a Florida college student as officers removed him from a speech by Sen. John Kerry -- tops this year's list of most memorable quotes compiled by the editor of the Yale Book of Quotations. ...more

December 20, 2007

After averaging 25 points and 9.5 rebounds per game last week, Saint Leo F Jordan Prais on Monday was named the Sunshine State Conference's men's basketball Player of the Week. ...more

December 12, 2007

LAKELAND - Visitors from Michigan stopped by Florida Southern College a few days ago to see the newly restored Frank Lloyd Wright Water Dome. They found the clear, serene basin. But the 74 high-powered jets that make the fountain a dome weren't running. ...more

November 9, 2007

More than a year after helping prevent a potential school bus disaster, a Ruskin high school student's bravery was commended again. ...more

October 31, 2007