TAMPA - A former bank manager was sentenced this morning to 12 years and seven months in federal prison for orchestrating a robbery at the Apollo Beach bank where she worked. Bibi Lall, 36, acknowledged plotting with armed robber Paul Anthony Graham, 46, to take $127,000 from Trustco Bank in October 2006. When investigators pressured Lall for details on the crime, she lied and told them Graham had blackmailed her, threatening to tell her husband about her boyfriend, lawyers said. ...more

November 13, 2007

After about two hours of deliberation, a jury voted 7-5 on Friday to sentence Khalid Ali Pasha to death by lethal injection. ...more

November 3, 2007

TAMPA - After about two hours of deliberation, a jury voted 7-5 to sentence Khalid Ali Pasha to death by lethal injection. ...more

November 2, 2007

Moments after a jury convicted Khalid Ali Pasha on two counts of first-degree murder, Pasha told the judge he was through fighting. ...more

November 1, 2007

TAMPA - After less than 90 minutes of deliberation today, a jury found Khalid Ali Pasha guilty on two counts of first-degree murder for the 2002 stabbing deaths of his wife and stepdaughter. ...more

October 31, 2007

The Devil Rays didn't clarify pitching coach Jim Hickey's job status after he pleaded no contest Monday to a drunken-driving charge, but the way he has handled the incident seems to bode well for his chances of returning. ...more

October 30, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitching coach Jim Hickey pleaded no contest today to DUI and hit-and-run with property damage. ...more

October 29, 2007

Lawyers for Weeki Wachee Springs and the Southwest Florida Water Management sat down with a mediator to try to hash out their differences Tuesday. ...more

October 25, 2007

Most people don't like lawsuits. Even the lawyers I know prefer to settle a dispute long before they see a judge. But when all else fails, our laws and courts are there to protect us, and we shouldn't be shy about defending our rights. And fortunately, that is exactly what is happening with global warming. ...more

October 22, 2007

A second attempt to try Phillup Alan Partin on a first-degree murder charge in the July 2002 slaying of a 16-year-old runaway is scheduled to begin Jan. 7, the judge in the case ruled Friday. ...more

October 13, 2007