How much information should someone have before pulling the trigger? The question could prove crucial for appellate judges in deciding whether to hear a challenge filed in a local "Stand Your Ground" case. ...more

November 7, 2009

The "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law has left one Wesley Chapel couple frustrated and concerned. ...more

October 31, 2009

A jury needed only an hour of deliberation to acquit a Hudson man of aggravated battery Monday night. ...more

October 28, 2009

A jury needed only an hour of deliberation to acquit a Hudson man of aggravated battery Monday night. ...more

October 27, 2009

The attorney for accused murderer Donald Alfonso Henry informed Judge Peter Estrada Wednesday that the defense needed to file one more motion before the case was ready for the next step. ...more

October 22, 2009

Two St. Petersburg police officers were justified in their use of deadly force in the Feb. 10 shooting of a woman who threatened another person with a large barbecue fork. ...more

March 26, 2009

A federal judge this afternoon approved the city's $150,000 settlement to the family of a man killed during a 2005 traffic stop. ...more

February 13, 2009

The city has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a man killed by police during a traffic stop in 2005, according to court records. ...more

February 13, 2009

The city has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a man killed by police during a traffic stop in 2005, according to court papers. ...more

February 12, 2009

Arguments that Max Horn shot Joe Martell in self-defense have failed to persuade a judge. ...more

January 29, 2009