Attorneys on both sides need additional time, so a continuance was granted Tuesday in the case against Jennifer Short, the mother of deceased 22-month-old Kaedyn Short. ...more

December 9, 2009

An autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press shows Michael Jackson was not the sickly skeleton of a man portrayed by tabloids. ...more

October 1, 2009

Billy Mays' cocaine use contributed to the cause of his death, according to an autopsy report released today. ...more

August 7, 2009

A 24-year-old father of twin baby girls was arrested at his home Monday evening, accused of killing one of the infants in December after being bothered by her cries, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. ...more

January 28, 2009

Two men accused of providing oxycodone to a 19-year-old babysitter who died after taking the pills were charged today with manslaughter, authorities say. ...more

December 22, 2008

A 54-year-old man and his 38-year-old girlfriend were arrested today in Hillsborough County on charges they killed his 4-year-old granddaughter, according to Largo police. ...more

November 25, 2008

A 19-year-old sophomore from Tampa attending college in North Carolina received a fatal head injury during a fraternity initiation, authorities say. ...more

November 20, 2008

A woman who stabbed her boyfriend during a violent confrontation last month acted in self-defense and will not be charged with a crime, a prosecutor said. ...more

May 21, 2008

A drifter accused of kidnapping and decapitating a 24-year-old hiker in Georgia is now a suspect in the slaying of a Florida woman whose body was found last month in a national forest, authorities said Wednesday. ...more

January 10, 2008

Prosecutors will look to strengthen their murder case against Lawrence Tener when the 25-year-old goes to trial Wednesday on an unrelated aggravated battery charge. ...more

October 30, 2007