How much information should someone have before pulling the trigger? The question could prove crucial for appellate judges in deciding whether to hear a challenge filed in a local "Stand Your Ground" case. ...more

November 7, 2009

Police noticed the 2005 Dodge Magnum cruising the streets of Ybor City early Saturday, and when they tried to pull the car over on a routine traffic infraction, it sped off. A short time later, police spotted the car again and hemmed it in. They eventually arrested the passenger, a nine-time convicted felon, as he sat in the car with a loaded Glock .45-caliber pistol tucked into the seat next to him. ...more

June 1, 2009

A federal judge this afternoon began the tedious process of winnowing the pool of potential jurors into those who will hear testimony in the case of Youssef Megahed, a former University of South Florida student charged with transporting explosives. ...more

March 16, 2009

A robbery suspect was in critical condition Saturday at a Tampa hospital after shooting himself during a chase with deputies, authorities said. ...more

February 28, 2009

A 57-year-old man was charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing of a 52-year-old man during an argument Saturday, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

February 23, 2009

A Tampa man authorities say is connected to a Clair-Mel City shooting surrendered Sunday afternoon to Hillsborough County sheriff's SWAT team members after a standoff that lasted more than two hours. ...more

February 22, 2009

On a recording of a 911 call released today, a seemingly distraught Robert Farley tells an emergency operator about a bloody scene where he has found his father's body. "He's lying on the floor. There is blood on the floor. There's blood on his back," Farley tells the operator on New Year's Day. ...more

January 8, 2009

An Alabama police officer is on paid leave after shooting a man who allegedly used racial epithets and threatened him with a knife outside a Florida bar, police said. ...more

December 28, 2008

Pasco Circuit Judge Thane Covert sentenced Sharon Sprout to life in prison this morning for the 2004 slaying of her longtime boyfriend, Anthony Candiano. ...more

December 23, 2008

A 19-year-old man was charged with second-degree murder late Thursday after he told detectives he shot another 19-year-old on his lawn, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. Kristopher D. Sanders, of 850 Rocky Mountain Court, Valrico, was being held without bail at the Orient Road Jail this morning, records show. ...more

December 19, 2008