It will be until September before a new trial date will be set for Stephanie Ragusa. The former Davidsen Middle School teacher had been set to be tried Aug. 10 on charges of molesting two teenagers from the school. But defense attorney Robert Herce and Assistant State Attorney Rita Peters said today that there is still too much pretrial work remaining to meet that date. ...more

July 8, 2009

A psychological evaluation of Joshua Lee Altersberger was the testimony provided by expert witnesses in the beginning of the third day of his penalty trial. ...more

April 1, 2009

Tampa Electric Co.'s request to raise base service rates by $228 million a year is far too high, the Florida Public Counsel told state regulators Thursday. In papers filed with the Florida Public Service Commission, the counsel, which represents Florida ratepayers, said TECO's request should be slashed to $38 million. ...more

December 5, 2008

Court officials expect to meet in January to set a trial date for Eric James Tate, accused of and raping and fatally injuring his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter while he was babysitting on Aug 16, 2006. ...more

October 31, 2008

After prosecutors called their final witnesses today — several expert witnesses who testified about DNA links and blood stain patterns — the state has rested its case against Joshua Rosa. The defense will begin witness testimony after a lunch break. ...more

July 17, 2008

The bills are still coming in, but more than $196,000 has already been spent for the investigation and expert witnesses in the trial of eight former boot camp employees in the death of 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson. ...more

November 12, 2007