Brett Favre said Wednesday he believes the fines handed down by the NFL for his absence from last year's New York Jets injury reports were "very unfair." ...more

September 24, 2009

As of 7:30 a.m. today, Hillsborough County's jails housed 3,479 inmates, up to 70 percent of them arrested for drug or drug-related crimes, said sheriff's Col. Gary Terry. ...more

March 24, 2009

A former Tampa police officer has been offered an agreement on a criminal charge stemming from an incident where investigators say he rammed the fence of a romantic rival. ...more

March 19, 2009

A former assistant principal in Tampa who was accused of embezzling thousands from a school district account has lost her teaching certificate permanently, according to action taken this week by a state commission. ...more

February 28, 2009

A former assistant principal in Tampa who was accused of embezzling thousands from a school district account has lost her teaching certificate permanently, according to action taken today by a state commission. ...more

February 26, 2009

Despite tight budgets, county commissioners recently decided to pay $198,000 to extend a program another year to help mentally ill people who might otherwise wind up in jails. ...more

November 9, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - State officials repeatedly investigated abuse complaints against a 26-year-old man before he was jailed late Sunday, accused of beating his stepdaughter with a belt, according to court documents. ...more

July 22, 2008

TAMPA - A local criminal defense lawyer arrested May 21 in a police crackdown on adult businesses in the Drew Park area will enter a diversion program to have a misdemeanor charge expunged. ...more

June 16, 2008

WTVT, Channel 13, has hired a general manager to replace Robert Linger, who was arrested last month during a police sting at an adult business. ...more

June 14, 2008

TAMPA -- WTVT, Fox 13, has hired a new general manager replacing Robert Linger, who was arrested last month during a police sting at an adult business. Fox officials said Linger, 49, will remain with the network as the vice president of infrastructure, handling internal systems for Fox television stations nationally, a spokeswoman for the company said. ...more

June 13, 2008