TAMPA – The explosives trial of a former University of South Florida student will likely be put on hold after prosecutors appealed a judge's evidence ruling this afternoon. A judge ruled today that prosecutors may not use certain evidence in the trial, which had been scheduled to start Monday, of a former University of South Florida student accused of transporting explosives. ...more

May 2, 2008

TAMPA -- A Riverview man possessed about 100 files of child pornography depicting children as young as 18 months, Hillsborough County deputies say. Deputies arrested Christopher Alan Freeman, 24, at 11:15 a.m. today. ...more

May 2, 2008

BRADENTON – A city police officer has resigned and could lose his law enforcement certification after he sent naked pictures of himself to female colleagues, according to internal affairs reports. ...more

January 30, 2008

Students in Dallas Mednick's art class at Randall Middle School, regular contributors to Brandon.tbo.com and The Brandon News & Tribune, recently took time to put pen, marker and paintbrush to paper to create their images of winter in Florida. ...more

January 12, 2008

For the second time in as many months, a Lakeland elementary school principal has been arrested on suspicion of possession of child pornography, officials said. ...more

January 11, 2008

For the second time in as many months a Lakeland elementary school principal has been arrested on suspicion of possession of child pornography, officials said. ...more

January 10, 2008

Polk County detectives are searching for a man dressed as a woman who approached a boy on a bicycle this afternoon in the Eagle Lake area and offered to perform a lewd act on the child. ...more

December 28, 2007

The Heartland prep football season has come to a close. Take a look back at the images of your local teams on the gridiron. ...more

November 11, 2007

With the Heartland prep football season entering its final night, take a look back at the images of your local teams on the gridiron. ...more

November 9, 2007

•KNOW YOUR EQUIPMENT: Just as a wide-angle lens does little good when photographing a bird 50 yards away, a 600 mm lens would do little good for most landscapes. Plan out what you would like to photograph and pack your gear accordingly. ...more

November 2, 2007