TAMPA A jury has acquitted Amos Mequel Busby of charges he grabbed a woman off a South Tampa street and repeatedly raped her for three hours, even though testimony indicates his DNA was found on her. The jury deliberated for about 3 hours before acquitting Busby on all charges. He had been charged with kidnapping and seven counts of sexual battery the morning of Aug. 11, 2005. ...more

December 17, 2008

TAMPA - Prosecutors called a parade of police officers and crime scene investigators to the witness stand this morning, hoping to establish the forensic foundation to convict Amos Mequel Busby of kidnapping a woman and repeatedly raping her for three hours. ...more

December 16, 2008

Officials are expecting downtown to be booming for today's 8:07 p.m. American League Championship Series game. ...more

October 18, 2008

As the developer of FishHawk Ranch puts final touches on plans to widen and upgrade FishHawk Boulevard, residents say they are concerned about how the work will impede getting on, off or across the major east-west thoroughfare. ...more

September 3, 2008

As the developer of FishHawk Ranch puts final touches on plans to widen and upgrade FishHawk Boulevard, residents say they are concerned about how the work will impede getting on, off or across the major east-west thoroughfare. ...more

September 3, 2008

Too dense. That was what planning and zoning commissioners thought of a multi family home project proposed for Emerson Road and Cortez Boulevard. ...more

December 10, 2007