John Morgan

Gov. Charlie Crist has a lot of wealthy friends. And many of them, from plaintiff lawyers and corporate executives to New York socialites and Tallahassee lobbyists, have cut checks to his U.S. Senate bid for the full $4,800 they're allowed to give to a...

Three of Florida's four Cabinet members are spending more and more time away from their Capitol offices as they rush around the state to collect campaign checks at dinner soirees, fishing trips, coffees and private parties. The packed schedules reflect...

We've got some new frontrunners, particularly in the relays, following a week where the baton events took center stage at Showalter Field. The Winter Park Relays produced a new-look leader lists in the 4×100 and 4×400, along with a big cl...

Here are the season’s best performances by area athletes through March 27: 100 10.76 Levonte Whitfield, Jones 10.77 Zee Ware, Winter Park 10.80 Defario Phillips, Osceola 10.82 Marvin Bracy, Boone 10.88 Chancy Gaines, Umatilla 10.90 Marcus Wallace, West....

It was not a heavy week for area meets, but we have still significant changes on Central Florida's track and field leader board thanks to the elite-level competition athletes faced at the Florida Relays. Also, the Orange Belt Conference meet produced some...

Here is our latest boys track and field honor roll, upgraded with performances from the Brian Jaeger Elite Classic, Five Star Conference meet, and Royal Open at First Academy (through Saturday): 100 10.72 Zee Ware, Winter Park 10.76 Levonte Whitfield,...

Try as he might, Charlie Crist can't seem to extinguish those pesky rumors that he hasn't ruled out running for the U.S. Senate as something other than the winner of the GOP primary. Less than a week after Crist's campaign issued an all but absolute, no-...

Here is the latest Central Florida boys track and field honor roll, updated with results from last week's Metro Conference, Seminole Athletic Conference, and small-school district meets: 100 10.56 Levonte Whitfield, Jones 10.72 Zee Ware, Winter Park 10.72...

Washington, D.C. America's fascination with crime will take a new turn Friday -- opening day for the National Museum of Crime and Punishment. In film classics such as "Little Caesar" and "Dial M for Murder" and today's TV staples of "CSI" and "Law &...

As we have worked our way up the year's list of "The 25 Most Powerful People in Central Florida," we passed CEOs, philanthropists, political players and rising stars. But now we've reached the top and find five people who have control over the roads on...

They are three politicians, the leader of Central Florida's premier university and the head of the region's largest employer. They are four men and one woman with strong roots in the community whose phone calls are promptly returned. They are, according...

Who makes things happen here in Central Florida? Today, Taking Names columnist Scott Maxwell concludes the list of the 25 most powerful people. We are down to five -- three politicians, the head of the region's largest work force and the leader of one of...