Judge accused of sexual harassment once helped women sue

Circuit Judge N. James Turner hasn’t worked since April because several women have accused him of sexually harassing them at the Osceola County Courthouse. It’s an issue with which he’s extremely familiar: He spent much of his career suing companies on behalf of women who made Read More

Infant found in hot car with passed-out parents

Someone called 911 on Sunday morning after seeing a woman driving a black Chevrolet Impala in Indian River County who appeared to be falling asleep. A deputy found the Impala with most of the windows up and a couple — Nicholas Roberts, 24, and Justina Sullivan, 20 — and child inside Read More

Florida wins $700 Million for Education

Florida won $700 million for its schools in the U.S. Department of Education’s Race to the Top competition. A big chunk of that money is expected in South Florida. What will the Miami-Dade and Broward districts do with the more than $100 million expected to flow into South Florida schools Read More

Woman gets 15 years for stealing $1.4 million — from Sheriff’s Office

Cathy Lister, 58, a former accounting associate in the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, was convicted of stealing $1.4 million over a decade that she should have deposited into an evidence trust fund account. She was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison, according to the Pensacola News Read More

Woman gets 15 years for stealing $1.4 million — from Sheriff’s Office

Cathy Lister, 58, a former accounting associate in the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, was convicted of stealing $1.4 million over a decade that she should have deposited into an evidence trust fund account. She was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison, according to the Pensacola News Read More

Palm Beach County Commission agrees to consider charter review

Starting what could be a shakeup in local government, Palm Beach County commissioners agreed Tuesday to explore launching a review of the county charter. Commissioner Priscilla Taylor last month suggested changing the county charter to bring independently-elected county officials – including Read More

No money for more deputies

Budget shortfalls are coming to a head in Pasco County where the sheriff wants to hire new deputies, but the commission says the money’s just not there to do it.

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Cane Kung Fu: Man, 64, wards off drugstore bandit with his cane

Cliff Bisek, a regular customer at this Tampa Walgreens, had come in to buy a newspaper and was talking to the clerk for 15 minutes when a man approached the clerk and said, “‘Give me your money,’” Bisek said, reports The Tampa Tribune , A man walked into the store, Read More