WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators piecing together a brazen attempt to bring down a trans-Atlantic airliner said today the suspect tucked a small bag holding his deadly concoction on his body, using an explosive that would have been easily detected with the right airport equipment. ...more

December 27, 2009

Michael Jackson's death has been ruled a homicide caused by a mix of drugs meant to treat insomnia, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press, while his personal doctor told investigators he was actually trying to wean the King of Pop off the powerful anesthetic that did him in. ...more

August 24, 2009

New York City police are investigating claims by a fashion designer who says actor Kiefer Sutherland head-butted him outside a Manhattan nightclub. ...more

May 6, 2009

The next to the last chapter in a tragic story was completed Friday, when Joshua Lee Altersberger pleaded guilty to first degree murder in the death of State Trooper Nicholas Sottile. The story won't be complete, however, until a jury decides if the death penalty awaits Altersberger. ...more

March 15, 2009

The FBI is investigating whether Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney broke any laws or misused federal money when he hired a mistress to work in his office, a senior federal law enforcement official said. ...more

October 17, 2008

The next U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida says he hopes to be sworn in this week. A. Brian Albritton said he is packing up his law office at Holland and Knight, where he has worked 18 years, and waiting for President Bush to sign his commission. The U.S. Senate approved his nomination on Oct. 2. ...more

October 13, 2008

A 66-year-old man was charged Friday with soliciting sex with children via the Internet - with a law enforcement official posing as a parent. ...more

August 2, 2008

As veteran observers of Pasco County government know, June 1 often heralds the arrival of not only the Atlantic hurricane season but something else likely to get things stirring: the release of the annual Sheriff's Office budget proposal. Regardless of who is sheriff or his or her party affiliation, the county's top law enforcement official has almost without fail wanted more money than the County Commission wants to give the office. ...more

June 4, 2008