A day before the Tampa City Council votes on a 25-year franchise agreement with Tampa Electric, community leaders urged the council to postpone its vote, saying the agreement should be changed to promote the use of renewable power. ...more

December 3, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - An obscure film actor accused of rape is suing his accuser, saying the allegations cost his reputation, business contracts, a non-refundable $100,000 for a bail bond and a platinum membership to the Ritz-Carlton. ...more

July 29, 2008

A man accused of trying to secure business deals using a phony $100 million Federal Reserve note pleaded guilty today in federal court to a charge of attempting to broker a false document. ...more

December 21, 2007

TAMPA - A man accused of trying to secure business deals using a phony $100 million Federal Reserve note pleaded guilty today in federal court to a charge of attempting to broker a false document. ...more

December 20, 2007

John Russo cuts business deals in a dimly lit warehouse behind a pawn shop on Brandon Boulevard. His customers, many of them regulars, park in an alley outside the shop and enter the building through doors covered with elaborate graffiti. ...more

September 17, 2007

Imprisoned former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling asked Friday for a new trial, saying the Justice Department used incorrect legal theories and 'coercive and abusive tactics' to win a conviction, including threatening witnesses. ...more

September 8, 2007