St. Petersburg Times Online: News of Florida

[Times photo: Michael Rondou]
A Jacksonville man is the first person to collect a judgment, $1.1-million, from Big Tobacco.

State cuts parents' bill for youths in detention
Under a new law, parents will pay no more than $5 per day for delinquents in custody. It used to be as much as $50.

Shark bites man near earlier attack
PENSACOLA -- A shark bit a 48-year-old surfer Sunday about six miles from where another shark nearly killed an 8-year-old boy this month.

Experience doesn't pay under new law
An unintended result means veteran teachers may be less likely to be hired.