Miccosukee bill alarms law enforcement officials
TALLAHASSEE -- A bill orchestrated by influential lobbyists who want to eliminate state law enforcement jurisdiction over Miccosukee Indian land is heading quickly to the House floor.

Dad lunges at killer during sentencing
"I let them down," Dewey Brannon says. "And I let them down again by not getting to him. I would have killed him."

Governor during time of change dies at 87
Farris Bryant, a Florida governor celebrated as a master builder of highways and universities who served during years of explosive growth and racial tension, died Friday in Jacksonville. He was 87. He died at St. Vincent's Hospital, where he had been for 10 days after he fell at home and hit his head. He subsequently suffered a stroke, daughter Cecilia Bryant said.

Sledder relives Olympic quest
Naples High grad Brian Shimer shares with his fans his 16-year, five-Game persistence before he won a bronze in bobsledding.

Child abuse contractor faces state investigation
State officials are investigating an allegation of falsified reports involving a Pinellas Park company that investigates child abuse cases.

McBride: Bush talked big but delivered less
The Democratic candidate says Florida now has governance on the cheap.

House approves a budget
Final passage is next. Ahead: a dustup with the Senate over its plan, containing tax changes Speaker Feeney calls "fanciful."

Audit calls state a recycling laggard
TALLAHASSEE -- In 1988, with Florida landfills overflowing, Republican Gov. Bob Martinez ordered all state agencies to start recycling immediately.