A 32-year-old lunchroom aide at Spoto High School has been suspended without pay after acknowledging, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, that she had an inappropriate relationship with a student. ...more

October 24, 2009

Russell Rhodes, a morning anchor for WTVT, Channel 13, issued an apology Wednesday during his return to the airwaves. ...more

February 19, 2009

Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for the man accused of sparking a massive manhunt through Plant City in December. ...more

February 18, 2009

A judge today dismissed a second-degree murder charge against a man who said he killed his nephew in self-defense. Edwin Allen Kendrick, 60, was charged with fatally stabbing Randall Marquayne Harrelson, 33, on Jan. 7, 2007. Kendrick was on trial this week, but Judge Manuel Lopez dismissed charges, saying the state could not rebut the self-defense claim. Pam Bondi, spokeswoman for the Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office, said prosecutors argued that the jury should decide the case. ...more

December 3, 2008

In a decision that could imperil untold numbers of criminal prosecutions in Tampa, the state Supreme Court has ruled that the form used by city police to warn suspects of their rights was defective. ...more

October 8, 2008

In a decision that could imperil untold numbers of criminal prosecutions in Tampa, the state Supreme Court has ruled that the form used by city police to warn suspects of their rights was defective. ...more

October 7, 2008

The attorney for the family of one of two people who recently committed suicide at Tampa General Hospital has called on the State Attorney's Office to launch a criminal probe into the matter. ...more

August 26, 2008

An attorney for the estate of a woman who hanged herself at Tampa General Hospital is urging the state attorney's office to pursue manslaughter charges in the case. ...more

August 25, 2008

An informant who said he got information about the disappearance of Sabrina Aisenberg had his prison sentence reduced by about half today. ...more

August 13, 2008

An informant who said he got information about the disappearance of Sabrina Aisenberg might see his prison sentence reduced by about half. ...more

August 6, 2008