After almost 9 1/2 hours of deliberation Tuesday, jurors decided they needed some sleep before determining whether Deneilo Bradshaw fatally shot confidential drug informant Rachel Hoffman in a botched drug sting. ...more

December 16, 2009

"Dateline NBC" will air a report tonight into the case of Rachel Hoffman, a Clearwater resident fatally shot in May while acting as a confidential informant for Tallahassee police. ...more

January 23, 2009

The photo of Candy Darling on her death bed that graced Antony & the Johnson's "I Am a Bird Now" conveyed the sense of quiet despair at the heart of the album. Antony Hegarty's voice conveyed weary sorrow, acceptance and, sometimes, redemption. If there was ever an album to hear in the darkest hours before dawn, it was "I Am a Bird Now." ...more

January 22, 2009

The parents of a slain 23-year-old Clearwater woman who was killed acting as a confidential informant when a drug deal went bad are pushing legislation to protect future informants. ...more

January 8, 2009

Police arrested eight people on drug charges after searching two mobile homes that had triggered several neighborhood complaints, a report states. ...more

January 6, 2009

The family of Rachel Hoffman, the 23-year-old who was fatally shot last spring while acting as a confidential police informant, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Tallahassee on Tuesday. ...more

December 31, 2008

The parents of a woman killed during a drug sting gone wrong are suing the city of Tallahassee. ...more

December 30, 2008

State lawmakers are looking at legislation to create stricter standards for the use of young people as confidential informants. ...more

December 30, 2008

The screams of joy carried down historic Seventh Avenue in Ybor City. Their man had done it. ...more

November 5, 2008

A Pinellas County detention deputy facing drug and child pornography possession charges resigned today. ...more

August 14, 2008