An East Manatee toddler remained in critical condition at a St. Petersburg hospital Monday morning after she fell into a pool and nearly drowned on Sunday afternoon, a Manatee County Sheriff's spokesman said. ...more

January 7, 2008

In the second episode of "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew," there is a moment when we see former "American Idol" contender Jessica Sierra at her most vulnerable. ...more

January 6, 2008

A Tampa police officer and a teenage member of the police Explorer program were attacked while investigating a possible burglary Monday night. Both were hit over the head with a police baton during a struggle outside a vacant house at 312 Floribraska Ave., according to police reports. ...more

December 26, 2007

TAMPA - A Tampa police officer and a teenage member of the police explorer program were attacked while investigating a possible burglary Monday night. ...more

December 25, 2007

Celebrity addictions specialist Drew Pinsky - famous for preppy attire, wire-rimmed glasses and scholarly answers to difficult questions - said he is willing to come to Tampa to help fallen "American Idol" contestant Jessica Sierra. ...more

December 13, 2007

Fallen "American Idol" star Jessica Sierra stood in a courtroom Thursday morning, trying in vain to cover the worried look on her face with her long brown hair. ...more

December 7, 2007

TAMPA - Fallen "American Idol" star Jessica Sierra stood in the courtroom this morning, her long brown hair covering the worried look on her face. Her attorney, John Fitzgibbons, told Circuit Judge Daniel Perry that he wasn't ready to directly address the charges against Sierra but would enter a plea of not guilty on her behalf to charges of disorderly intoxication and misdemeanor resisting an officer without violence. ...more

December 6, 2007

TAMPA - Former "American Idol" finalist Jessica Sierra is scheduled to appear in court Thursday morning to address her most recent charges: misdemeanor disorderly intoxication, resisting arrest without violence and violation of probation. ...more

December 4, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - A pedestrian was hit by a truck and killed while walking across 34th Street North on Wednesday night. ...more

November 22, 2007

Seventy-year-old Birdie Jean Glanton sat on more than just couch cushions Wednesday while police officers searched her North 35th Street home. ...more

November 9, 2007