TAMPA - A young mother whose 9-month-old son drowned in a running bathtub while she was having a conversation in the next room is not guilty of aggravated manslaughter of a child but is guilty of child neglect, a jury determined today. ...more

May 20, 2008

While her aunt sat on the witness stand Monday, describing for jurors the day Katrina Lynn Brooks found her 9-month-old son floating in a bathtub, Brooks sat at a defense table with her lawyers, trying to stifle her tears. ...more

May 20, 2008

TAMPA - While her aunt sat on the witness stand today, describing for jurors the day Katrina Lynn Brooks found her 9-month-old son floating in a bathtub, Brooks sat at a defense table with her lawyers, trying to stifle her tears. ...more

May 19, 2008

When the clerk read the jury's verdict, that Javon Deniro Blackmon is guilty of killing his 10-month-old son, Blackmon pursed his lips and closed his eyes. ...more

May 9, 2008

TAMPA - When the clerk read the jury's verdict, that Javon Deniro Blackmon is guilty of killing his 10-month-old son, Blackmon pursed his lips and closed his eyes. ...more

May 8, 2008

Wesley Snipes' defense attorneys and former financial adviser sparred Thursday in court, the first impassioned moments in a tax fraud and conspiracy trial that could land the actor in prison. ...more

January 18, 2008

Wesley Snipes may have to waive a claim that he previously received ineffective counsel, a judge said Tuesday, after a lengthy jury selection concluded in the actor's tax trial. ...more

January 16, 2008

Wesley Snipes' most recent request to have his tax evasion trial moved from this Central Florida city was denied Monday by a federal judge. ...more

January 8, 2008

Now that 2007 is in the rearview mirror, it is time to look ahead to what is likely to happen in the new year. Here are some events expected to unfold in 2008: ...more

January 5, 2008

Actor Wesley Snipes' federal tax-evasion trial will go forward next month in this Central Florida city, despite arguments by his lawyers for a delay and relocation. ...more

December 27, 2007