A former state Department of Children & Families spokesman now faces federal charges of producing child pornography that prosecutors say he was selling in Germany. ...more

February 12, 2008

TAMPA - A federal prosecutor said in court today that a former state Department of Children & Families spokesman charged with producing child pornography is a flight risk and a danger to the community. Prosecutor Colleen Murphy told Judge Mark Pizzo that Al Zimmerman, 41, should be held without bail because he has a "lack of ties, no job, no property, no assets, and no children." She said he's living with his parents. ...more

February 11, 2008

Carolina Speed coach Ramon Robinson wants to give former NFL running back Troy Hambrick one more shot at gridiron glory. ...more

February 6, 2008

DADE CITY - Carolina Speed coach Ramon Robinson wants to give former NFL running back Troy Hambrick one more shot at gridiron glory. ...more

February 5, 2008

A University of South Florida student charged with transporting explosives will not be released on bail, a federal judge ruled Thursday. ...more

October 26, 2007

The parents of Youssef Megahed, one of two University of South Florida students indicted on a federal explosives charge, were called before the federal grand jury Wednesday, said Megahed's brother, Yahia. ...more

October 23, 2007

TAMPA - A former state labor judge sentenced in 1991 for delivery of cocaine and having sex with a 14-year-old girl has violated probation by practicing law without a license, prosecutors say. Louis Tidwell, 69, appeared in court this morning on an outstanding warrant. ...more

October 11, 2007

TAMPA - A federal prosecutor says in court papers that he may want to show a video during a bail hearing Friday for a University of South Florida student charged with transporting explosives. ...more

October 5, 2007

A laptop computer deputies found when they pulled over two University of South Florida students in South Carolina contained a video made by one of the men showing how to use a toy to detonate a bomb remotely, a federal prosecutor said Friday. ...more

September 15, 2007