A transient was sentenced to five years in prison this morning in connection with the strangulation of a man in Clearwater in 2008. ...more

December 22, 2009

U.S. immigration officials have paid $47,500 to a Haitian woman who was denied treatment for uterine fibroid tumors while she was held in immigration custody for seven months in Florida, her attorneys said Friday. ...more

December 20, 2009

While Edward Graziano sits in jail awaiting trial on charges he tried to have his wife killed, a bank is foreclosing on his Dunedin home. ...more

November 20, 2009

BY LOUIS LLOVIO
MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE ...more

November 13, 2009

Michael Jackson's father is seeking an allowance from his son's estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents filed today. ...more

November 6, 2009

A judge is set to decide Thursday whether former teacher and convicted sex offender Debra LaFave can have limited contact with children of her family and friends. ...more

October 27, 2009

A suspect in the deaths of a Florida couple known for adopting numerous children with special needs told investigators that one man planned the home invasion and fatally shot the couple, according to court documents released Monday. ...more

July 21, 2009

A drug dealer who punched a cop who was trying to arrest him was sentenced today to 24 years and six months in prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. ...more

June 4, 2009

Pinellas County sheriff's detectives continue to investigate a human trafficking ring and on Thursday announced the arrest of Roosevelt James "Pudgie" Wade, 31, 1910 Cobb Drive in Marietta, Ga., ...more

May 28, 2009

Jailed financier Bernard Madoff's 55-foot luxury yacht and a smaller vessel have been seized by U.S Marshals in Florida. ...more

April 1, 2009