A federal judge in Virginia today released former University of South Florida computer science professor Sami Al-Arian from contempt of court status, according to a statement by Al-Arian's lawyer. ...more

December 13, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - Former NFL running back and Pasco High standout Troy Hambrick was indicted on three counts of drug charges last week by a grand jury. ...more

December 13, 2007

AVON PARK — On Sept. 26, Luther Tyrone Golliday was gunned down in the parking lot of a BP gas station, located at 835 W. Memorial Blvd., in Lakeland. He was transported to Lakeland Regional Medical Center, where Golliday was pronounced dead at age 24. An Avon Park man, James Walter Blackwell III, 20, of 904 S. Florida Ave., was arrested Friday after a grand jury in Polk County indicted him on a charge of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Golliday. ...more

December 12, 2007

A man pleaded not guilty Monday to fatally shooting a Broward County sheriff's deputy who was taking him to a court appearance. ...more

December 4, 2007

A Waste Of Money Regarding "Grand Jury Indicts Bonds" (front page, Nov. 16): ...more

November 23, 2007

Twenty years after her allegations of a racially charged rape became a national flashpoint, Tawana Brawley's mother and stepfather want to reopen the case, a newspaper reported Sunday. ...more

November 19, 2007

Pinellas County Property Appraiser Jim Smith is calling it quits. Smith, 67, said Tuesday that he will not seek a sixth four-year term next year, even though he thinks he would have "a pretty good chance of getting re-elected." His term expires in January 2009. ...more

November 14, 2007

Pinellas County Property Appraiser Jim Smith is calling it quits after 20 years. ...more

November 13, 2007

The father of a University of South Florida student charged with illegally transporting explosives passed out while visiting his son in jail Wednesday afternoon, according to a community activist. ...more

November 1, 2007

TAMPA - The father of a University of South Florida student charged with illegally transporting explosives passed out while visiting his son in jail this afternoon, according to a community activist. ...more

October 31, 2007