TAMPA - A key witness against members of the Latin Kings street gang was charged with a misdemeanor in Osceola County last year after sheriff's deputies pulled him over in a car renovated to look like an unmarked police car – complete with flashing lights. ...more

February 13, 2008

Conversations about race never seem far from the surface in Ocala. In a barbershop off the downtown square, on a porch stoop across the railroad tracks and on a sandy riverbank, Marion County residents are discussing the validity of statements made by a movie star who recently called into question the area's racial morality. ...more

January 13, 2008

OCALA - Over the past decade or two, the sprawling horse farms that once buffered downtown Ocala from the chaotic bustle of Interstate 75 have given way to progress. Now, out-of-town travelers seeking respite in the natural beauty of the Ocala National Forest or heading to meetings at downtown offices pass by scores of convenience stores, chain restaurants and strip malls. Despite the changes, Ocala has remained a truly Southern town. Like much of the South, Ocala faces continuing questions — from residents and outsiders — about race relations. ...more

January 11, 2008

TAMPA - One of two University of South Florida students accused of transporting explosives has asked the courts to throw out the evidence against him because the search was racially motivated and illegal. ...more

December 21, 2007

After more than 20 hours of testimony over four days, a defense attorney has not yet completed her questioning of prosecutors' key witness in the Latin Kings street gang case. ...more

December 1, 2007

Michael Vick got a head start on a possible long prison stretch Monday, surrendering three weeks before he was to be sentenced for his involvement in a bloody dogfighting ring. ...more

November 20, 2007

A 64-year-old St. Petersburg man described in court papers as "a sex tourist of epic proportion" has been sentenced to more than nine years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to federal charges, admitting he traveled to Asia to have sex with children. ...more

November 17, 2007

A 64-year-old St. Petersburg man described in court papers as "a sex tourist of epic proportion" has been sentenced to more than nine years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to federal charges, admitting he traveled to Asia to have sex with children. ...more

November 16, 2007

A Tampa police detective and an FBI agent paid large sums of money to a known thief, liar and convicted felon, using him as their chief informant during an investigation of the Latin Kings street gang, a defense attorney is trying to prove in a hearing that began Thursday. ...more

November 9, 2007

TAMPA - A Tampa police detective and an FBI agent paid large sums of money to a known thief, liar and convicted felon, using him as their chief informant during an investigation of the Latin Kings street gang, a defense attorney is trying to prove in a hearing that began Thursday. ...more

November 8, 2007