A federal appeals court handed prosecutors a defeat this afternoon in the case of a former University of South Florida student awaiting trial on charges he illegally transported explosives. The prosecution lost its appeal of a ruling by U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday in the case of Youssef Megahed. ...more

January 21, 2009

The trial of a Tampa lawyer accused of hitting and shoving a News Channel 8 videographer was delayed today until March. ...more

January 14, 2009

A pioneering judge's career is on the line after the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission on Tuesday filed formal charges against him regarding his financial relationship with an exotic dancer. ...more

January 14, 2009

A pioneering judge's career is on the line today after the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission filed formal charges against him regarding his financial relationship with an exotic dancer. ...more

January 13, 2009

The state insurance commissioner has again denied State Farm Florida's proposed 47 percent rate increase for property coverage against hurricanes and other perils. ...more

January 13, 2009

The state insurance commissioner has again denied State Farm Florida's proposed 47 percent rate increase for property coverage against hurricanes and other perils. ...more

January 12, 2009

Three years ago, the Department of Children & Families found many of the same problems at the Tampa Bay Academy that other state regulators found this month: inadequate staffing, abuse complaints and an alleged sexual assault. ...more

December 30, 2008

State officials found that an inadequate and poorly trained staff at the Tampa Bay Academy in Riverview led to abuse complaints, patient escapes and at least one alleged sexual assault. Three years ago. ...more

December 29, 2008

A Hillsborough County circuit judge was wrong in dismissing 19 felony charges against former Tampa Preparatory School swim coach Kimberly Brabson III, and the case can be tried, a state appeals panel ruled Wednesday. ...more

December 25, 2008

Sharon Meyer wants to know what happened to her daughter. The teenager was supposed to get better during her year at Tampa Bay Academy's mental health center. Instead, a child who was disruptive grew more violent and repeatedly escaped from what was supposed to be constant supervision. ...more

December 20, 2008