Two men sentenced to federal prison for cheating investors out of more than $100 million in an insurance scheme have failed to convince an appeals court that they were unfairly convicted of mail fraud. ...more

February 2, 2009

The attorney for two bikini bars in Hillsborough County has asked a federal appeals court to rehear arguments that a county law restricting such businesses is unconstitutional. ...more

October 10, 2008

Fans attending a Tampa Bay Buccaneers game at Raymond James Stadium could have to undergo pat-down searches in less than three weeks. ...more

September 24, 2008

Hillsborough County soon will begin enforcing its strict ordinances governing adult businesses now that a federal appeals court has ruled the restrictions are constitutional. ...more

September 19, 2008

A high school government teacher has won another court order delaying pat-down body searches at Raymond James Stadium. ...more

September 16, 2008

TAMPA - A man shot and killed this morning by a plain-clothes officer was a bouncer at an Ybor City nightclub, police said. ...more

September 6, 2008

ATLANTA (AP) - A federal appeals court on Friday overturned a key section of a ruling that a Florida tomato grower failed to provide adequate housing for migrant workers. ...more

August 10, 2008