6 of 64 Fla. inmates executed were child killers (Miami Herald)
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:16:33 GMT
Six of the 64 inmates executed by Florida raped and killed children, although others have been put to death for slaying children.
USF St. Petersburg on Accreditation Probation (The Lakeland Ledger)
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:47:12 GMT
In an unexpected move, accreditors have put the University of South Florida St. Petersburg on probation for a year, citing noncompliance with two accrediting standards that involve measuring student progress.The sanction, handed down Thursday, sent mild tremors through campus, but not panic.
Guns used in crimes across America traced to Florida (Tallahassee Democrat)
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:14:21 GMT
It seems unlikely that Detective Dillon Stewart spent much time thinking about Florida.
Teen Fatally Stabbed Outside Lakeland Supermarket (The Tampa Tribune)
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:42:36 GMT
LAKELAND - A teenager was fatally stabbed outside of a supermarket in southwest Lakeland this afternoon and deputies are looking for a suspect, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.
Search On For Polk County Molestation Suspect (The Tampa Tribune)
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:27:38 GMT
LAKELAND Polk County sheriff's deputies are looking for a man accused of molesting a 15-year-old girl.
Authorities hunt child molester (WTSP - Tampa Bay's 10 News)
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:25:04 GMT
The man sexually battered a 15-year-old girl in north Lakeland and fled.
Boyfriend charged in child beating (WTSP - Tampa Bay's 10 News)
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:54:44 GMT
Police say Travis Keen beat up an 18 month old girl
State Is Sued Over Counselor's Behavior (The Lakeland Ledger)
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:17:21 GMT
LAKELAND | A Winter Haven woman who suffers from muscular dystrophy is suing the Florida Department of Education, claiming a former counselor forced her to act out "master-slave" foot fetish fantasies.The lawsuit, S.S. vs. the Florida Department of Education and Steven J. Stocker, was filed on Monday in Polk County Civil Court.
Man Accused of Illegal Dumping (The Lakeland Ledger)
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:15:51 GMT
LAKELAND | State environmental officials have arrested a Lakeland man on illegal dumping charges.Lenord Clayton Nash, 61, was arrested at his home on Old Dade City Road at the edge of the Green Swamp on June 11, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection said Wednesday.
Four local attorneys disciplined (Business Journal of Tampa Bay)
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:32:35 GMT
The Florida Supreme Court disciplined 24 attorneys, including four in Tampa Bay.
