Florida News
| Teacher In Trouble Over MySpace Before Sex Arrest |
| BROOKSVILLE | Hernando schools officials missed at least one flag that might have tipped them off to potential wrongdoing by a teacher who was arrested last week on sex charges. |
| 01/06/2009 12:51 PM |
| Congress, Obama Eager to Tame Economy |
| WASHINGTON | The new Congress opened for business at the stroke of noon on Tuesday, eager to join President-elect Barack Obama in tackling the worst economic crisis in generations. Democrats celebrated last fall's election gains in the House and Senate. |
| 01/06/2009 08:10 PM |
| Airlines Fly Into Year With Wave Of Sales |
| ATLANTA | A wave of fare sales has spread across the airline industry in the early days of the new year as the weak economy continues to put pressure on carriers to fill seats even after they drastically reduced capacity and some expressed willingness to cut more. |
| 01/06/2009 08:10 PM |
| Jim Walter Homes Will Close Offices |
| TAMPA | After building more than 350,000 homes since World War II, Jim Walter Homes is officially kaput.<br>The builder, though based in Tampa, hasn't had a huge presence in the region for a while and has lost money for several years. |
| 01/06/2009 08:10 PM |
| Travoltas Back in Florida With Son's Ashes |
| FREEPORT, Bahamas | Actor John Travolta and wife, Kelly Preston, have returned to Florida with the remains of their 16-year-old son, Jett, who died at the family vacation home in Grand Bahama. |
| 01/06/2009 12:03 PM |
| Raymond James Can't Manage Security Buyback |
| A billion-dollar auction-rate securities nightmare continues to haunt St. Petersburg's Raymond James Financial. |
| 01/06/2009 09:40 PM |
| Lawmakers Target Economic Development Funds for Cuts |
| TALLAHASSEE | At the same time state and federal leaders are counting on billions in stimulus spending to revive the economy, Florida lawmakers will be gutting a number of programs designed for the same purpose.<br>On Tuesday, Gov. Charlie Crist touted an $8.5 million pilot program to help small businesses. |
| 01/06/2009 11:20 PM |
| Chief Justice Sternly Rebukes Appeal Judge |
| TALLAHASSEE | In a first-of-its-kind reprimand, the Florida Supreme Court scolded a judge Tuesday for a "personal attack" and "unsubstantiated accusations" he made against a colleague in a written opinion. |
| 01/06/2009 07:10 PM |
| Fla. High Court Hears Lobbyist Gift Ban Case |
| TALLAHASSEE | A lawyer for Florida lobbyists told the state Supreme Court on Tuesday that it should throw out a 3-year-old ethics law because lawmakers don't have the authority to impose fines they created. |
| 01/06/2009 07:10 PM |
| Man Arrested In Carjacking At School |
| A Lakeland man was arrested Tuesday morning by Hillsborough County deputies after carjacking the mother of his children and her friend at Dover Elementary near Tampa, officials said.<br>Daniel Hoyos Lopez, 21, was charged with aggravated stalking, two counts of armed kidnapping and false imprisonment, according to HCSO officials. |
| 01/06/2009 11:21 PM |
