As expected, the black activist group, the International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement, is not happy with a second review that found a St. Petersburg police officer was justified in fatally shooting a teenager in June ...more

October 7, 2008

Sami Al-Arian lost a bid to have the U.S. Supreme Court consider his case. Al-Arian appealed rulings that he could be prosecuted for contempt for refusing to testify before a Virginia grand jury investigating Islamic charities. His attorneys argued that his 2006 plea agreement in Tampa exempted him from having to cooperate with prosecutors. ...more

October 7, 2008

The local state attorney's investigation into the police shooting of 17-year-old Javon Dawson was complete and thorough, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has concluded after conducting an independent review. ...more

October 6, 2008

Two people convicted on racketeering charges in connection with a mortgage scam that bilked dozens of people since 2004 were each sentenced Thursday to five years in prison, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said. ...more

September 27, 2008

Two people convicted on racketeering charges in connection to a mortgage scam that bilked dozens of people since 2004 were each sentenced today to five years in prison, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said. ...more

September 25, 2008

With so many burglaries and burglary arrests making the news, the question comes up, are burglaries and other property crimes on the rise in Highlands County? ...more

September 12, 2008

Tampa police said they recently cracked two burglaries with the help of DNA culled from blood left by perpetrators. ...more

September 4, 2008

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is hoping that jail inmates, with little to do but play cards, can help solve 52 cold cases from across the state. ...more

August 30, 2008

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is hoping that jail inmates, with little to do but play cards, can help solve 52 cold cases from across the state. ...more

August 29, 2008

The third edition of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's cold-case playing cards will be unveiled Friday morning. The cold-case decks, which feature real playing cards, were first used in state prisons in July 2007 to solve homicide and missing persons cases. ...more

August 28, 2008