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

Debra Lafave, the former Greco Middle School teacher currently serving house arrest for having sex with a 14-year-old student, was arrested about 12:30 p.m. today for a probation violation, according to jail records. ...more

December 4, 2007

From Pedro Rodriguez's view, he was punishing his runaway puppy, authorities said. ...more

December 1, 2007

Shortly before 1 a.m. today, a Hillsborough County deputy was patrolling the Brandon area when she saw someone "brutally" attacking a puppy, according to an arrest report. ...more

November 30, 2007

WESLEY CHAPEL - A 35-year-old man whom authorities call the "No. 1" suspect in a recent Okeechobee County homicide was arrested Sunday on federal probation violation charges stemming from prior bank robbery, narcotics and weapons possession convictions. ...more

November 19, 2007

In 2006, St. Petersburg police thought a newspaper delivery man was fatally shot during a violent home invasion above his apartment. ...more

November 16, 2007

Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a Zephyrhills man accused of killing his father and his father's live-in girlfriend. ...more

November 14, 2007

DADE CITY - Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a Zephyrhills man accused of killing his father and his father's live-in girlfriend. Kyle Aric Thomas, 30, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder. He has pleaded not guilty. ...more

November 13, 2007

An appeals court has upheld the 30-year probation violation sentence for convicted child killer Lionel Tate, setting the stage for a trial on robbery charges that could add life in prison. ...more

October 26, 2007

Abner Aust, an 86-year-old retired Air Force colonel and certified fighter ace, will be sentenced Dec. 4 on a probation violation charge. ...more

October 23, 2007