A local man was sentenced to two life sentences Monday after previously being found guilty of two counts of sexual battery on a person less than 12 years of age. ...more

February 25, 2009

WTVT morning anchor Russell Rhodes had a blood alcohol content more than twice the level at which the state presumes intoxication when he was arrested on Jan. 16, according to new court documents. ...more

February 23, 2009

ZEPHYRHILLS - Kathy Lovelace lost her job and was about to lose her house, too. But then she made a seemingly simple request of the bank: Show me the original mortgage paperwork. And just like that, the foreclosure proceedings came to a standstill. ...more

February 18, 2009

A former Tampa Tribune credit manager and his wife, who are accused of stealing more than $1 million from the newspaper and its parent company, have been placed on house arrest, according to court documents. ...more

February 17, 2009

Largo authorities have seized the laptop computer of a 21-year-old woman they say used it to access and destroy some of her former employer's files because she was upset she had been fired. Brittany Jenkins, of 245 59th Ave. N.E., was arrested Feb. 2 on a charge of unauthorized access to a computer system. The laptop was seized last week. ...more

February 16, 2009

The caregiver for a 96-year-old woman living in a mobile home park is accused of trying to steal $215,000 in annuities the woman had set aside to supplement her social security checks, according to court documents. ...more

February 4, 2009

Despite efforts by his girlfriend to cover for him, an Ohio man has been charged with driving-under-the-influence—manslaughter in connection with a May 5 wreck. ...more

February 4, 2009

An area accountant has accused her former partner of civil contempt, thus leading to a non-jury trial that began Wednesday in the Highlands County Courthouse. ...more

January 29, 2009

A 32-year-old drug dealer who authorities say is an associate of the Bloods gang was sentenced today in federal court to 21 years and 10 months in prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. ...more

January 21, 2009

The first-degree murder trial of a man accused of killing his mother will begin Wednesday in Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Court. ...more

January 21, 2009