TALLAHASSEE - About 700 people from across the state marched on the federal courthouse in Tallahassee today to protest the not-guilty verdict given seven drill instructors and a nurse charged in the death of 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson after he collapsed at a Bay County boot camp in 2006. ...more

October 23, 2007

TALLAHASSEE – Outraged by the acquittal of eight former boot camp workers in the death of Martin Lee Anderson at the facility last year, the state NAACP organization plans to march and rally in Tallahassee next week in protest. The Florida State Conference NAACP has announced plans to galvanize thousands to demonstrate against the jury decision at an event organizers are calling ""The Justice for Martin Lee Anderson March and Rally'' at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Tallahassee Federal Courthouse, 111 N. Adams St. ...more

October 18, 2007

About four years ago, the city bought the old federal courthouse for $1. ...more

October 10, 2007

TAMPA - About four years ago, the city bought the old federal courthouse for $1. Since then, it has spent tens of thousands of dollars a year maintaining the 102-year-old structure on Florida Avenue. ...more

October 9, 2007

Unexpected Faces, Unexpected Places, a public awareness campaign sponsored by the Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County, kicked off on the steps of the old federal courthouse in Tampa on Thursday. ...more

September 28, 2007

TAMPA - Federal prosecutors plan to use a laptop computer to present evidence at a bail hearing Friday for two University of South Florida students recently indicted on federal explosives charges. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Hoffer filed a motion this morning asking for court permission to bring a portable computer into the federal courthouse, where most electronic devices are allowed only with a court order. ...more

September 13, 2007

TAMPA - A hearing is expected this afternoon for two University of South Florida students charged with transporting explosives. ...more

September 7, 2007