NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A preacher who wants to resume leading the National Baptist Convention USA after serving a prison term for stealing millions of dollars from the denomination has asked a court to stop an upcoming presidential election. ...more

September 8, 2009

Standing on the stage set up outside Tampa police headquarters for the department's annual memorial ceremony, Mayor Pam Iorio recalled how she had to leave last year's service to visit John Armao, an officer shot while serving an arrest warrant. ...more

May 10, 2008

TAMPA - Standing on the portable stage set up outside Tampa police headquarters for the department's annual memorial ceremony, Mayor Pam Iorio recalled how at last year's service she had to leave to visit John Armao, an officer shot while serving an arrest warrant. Armao survived, but his injuries will prevent him from returning to duty. The annual service, she said, is a stark reminder of the dangers faced by the men and women of law enforcement. ...more

May 9, 2008

Glen Powell came to the courthouse prepared. He was armed with a .45-caliber handgun, 71 extra rounds of ammunition, a gas mask and a long-blade knife. ...more

May 9, 2008

St. PETERSBURG - Glen Powell, the man killed in a gunbattle with two bailiffs at the downtown courthouse Wednesday, had 71 more rounds of ammunition in his backpack, sheriff's authorities said today. ...more

May 8, 2008

Glen Lee Powell left his mother's house in Brandon armed with his belief that the government and police were interfering with his freedom. ...more

May 8, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Pinellas County deputies shot and killed an armed man this afternoon after he fired at them at the St. Petersburg Courthouse. At 1:10 p.m., a male suspect, identified as Glen Lee Powell of Brandon, came through the courthouse's west entrance, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

May 7, 2008