TAMPA - It came down to a matter of trust. A federal magistrate today denied bail for former Department of Children & Families spokesman Al Zimmerman. ...more

February 13, 2008

It came down to a matter of trust. A federal magistrate Tuesday denied bail for former Department of Children & Families spokesman Al Zimmerman. ...more

February 13, 2008

TAMPA - A former University of South Florida student, facing federal charges that he helped terrorists, got two new lawyers today but he might not get to postpone the trial scheduled for next month. ...more

February 12, 2008

A former state Department of Children & Families spokesman now faces federal charges of producing child pornography that prosecutors say he was selling in Germany. ...more

February 12, 2008

TAMPA - A federal prosecutor said in court today that a former state Department of Children & Families spokesman charged with producing child pornography is a flight risk and a danger to the community. Prosecutor Colleen Murphy told Judge Mark Pizzo that Al Zimmerman, 41, should be held without bail because he has a "lack of ties, no job, no property, no assets, and no children." She said he's living with his parents. ...more

February 11, 2008

School district leaders expect little opposition to proposed attendance boundary changes affecting students at Forest Hills and Pizzo elementary schools. ...more

February 9, 2008

School district leaders expect little opposition to proposed attendance boundary changes affecting students at Forest Hills and Pizzo elementary schools. That's because a new elementary being built on 46th Street will mean a closer school. ...more

February 7, 2008

A new public elementary school at a site that once was home to a Christian school and church probably will have about 500 students when it opens in August. ...more

January 30, 2008

A former University of South Florida student from Morocco pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a federal weapons charge levied after FBI agents found a picture of him posing with a gun. ...more

January 23, 2008

TAMPA - A former University of South Florida student from Morocco pleaded not guilty this morning to a federal gun charge levied after FBI agents found pictures of him holding a gun for two more former students who are charged with transporting explosives. ...more

January 22, 2008