A child involved in a well-publicized "shaken baby" lawsuit and who had been on life support for more than two years died Friday, according to a former Pinellas County prosecutor. ...more

November 30, 2008

Life dealt Samuel Stockdale a rough hand. His biological parents were addicted to drugs and alcohol, forcing him into foster care at a young age. The Stockdale family adopted him when he was 9, but abandoned him when his behavioral problems continued. ...more

September 25, 2008

Derek Derousse might have had a chance for a lenient sentence had his life been free of trouble before 2007. ...more

September 25, 2008

A chilling YouTube video with a young man firing a pistol and warning, "You will die next," caught the eye of police, who questioned him but let him go, saying they didn't have enough evidence to take away his weapon. ...more

September 24, 2008

A member of the Florida National Guard who stole a Stinger missile-firing simulator because he thought it would make a great "garage ornament" was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to 18 months of probation. ...more

September 4, 2008

A man with a 33-year-long criminal record who talked in secretly recorded conversations about two slayings and other crimes may not be mentally competent to stand trial, his defense attorney says in a court filing. ...more

September 3, 2008

An Army National Guard member who stole a Stinger missile-firing simulator because he thought it would make a great "garage ornament" was sentenced in federal court today to 18 months of probation. ...more

September 3, 2008

The chairman of the Pasco County Republican Executive Committee is striking back after an anonymous campaign mailing brought up his nearly 50-year-old criminal record. ...more

August 23, 2008

TAMPA - Police think a 25-year-old disabled man charged in the rape of a 9-year-old boy might have abused other children. ...more

August 20, 2008

Police said a 23-year-old man charged in the rape of a 9-year-old boy might have abused other children in the Port Tampa area. ...more

August 20, 2008