Tales of mental illness and a hard-luck childhood have become standard defense testimony in death penalty cases. ...more

March 20, 2009

Luc Pierre-Charles Jr. will spend the rest of his life behind bars for the slayings of two Wesley Chapel High students. ...more

March 19, 2009

A 17-year-old Orlando teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to charges he fled from police after a Tampa robbery in 2008 and smashed a car into two utility poles in St. Petersburg, killing his mother, who was a passenger. ...more

February 26, 2009

A 17-year-old Orlando teenager pleaded guilty this morning to charges he fled from police after a Tampa robbery last year and then smashed the car into two utility poles in St. Petersburg, killing his mother, who was riding as a passenger. ...more

February 25, 2009

The father of the California woman who gave birth to octuplets tells Oprah Winfrey that the actions of his daughter and her doctor were "absolutely irresponsible." ...more

February 19, 2009

A mother and son committed an armed robbery Sunday night in Tampa, leading to a police chase and a crash in St. Petersburg that left the mom dead, police said. ...more

September 9, 2008

Emily Burton doesn't know where she might go in this world, but she knows what she wants to do once she gets there. ...more

May 19, 2008