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Aaron Kampman: Hope on the Horizon

Hearing the Jacksonville Jaguars added a true defensive end in the eight-year veteran Aaron Kampman on Sunday probably registered a few points-to-the-sky or fist pumps. And, rightfully so. During Kampman’s Pro Bowl seasons in 2006 and 2007, he was an elite pass rusher. For 2006, he was second in the NFL in sacks with 15.5 [...]

Lawmakers Compromise on Sex Offender Bill

Lawmakers reached a tentative compromise Tuesday on a measure that would ban sex offenders from loitering in areas frequented by children and also set a minimum statewide buffer zone on how close offenders can live to schools and day cares. The measure, which has been before the Legislature in past years, threatened to implode last [...]

Locksmith Crimes Cause Push for Licensing

Impersonating a locksmith could become a crime under legislation before Florida lawmakers that creates licensing standards for anyone who wants to make keys or pick locks for a living. Sen. Victor Crist, R-Tampa, and Rep. Tom Anderson, R-Dunedin, have both filed bills that would create locksmith licensing standards to stop criminals who set up fake [...]

A Nearly Tragic Accident

It seems that every time our photographer, Reinhardt, is out for a drive in the rain he comes across an automobile accident. At noon on Thursday, a driver mistakenly drove up the north Acosta Bridge exit ramp which exits onto Riverside Avenue.  In his effort to avoid a head-on collision with another vehicle exiting the [...]