Edward Graziano wanted to be temporarily released from the Pinellas County Jail so he could attend his father's funeral, but a hearing wasn't scheduled until after the service. Graziano, who faces charges he tried to have his wife, Debbie, killed, still wants the furlough so he can travel to New York to pay his respects and to console his mother, his attorney, John Trevena, said Monday. A hearing on the proposed furlough is scheduled for this morning. ...more

May 12, 2009

A former spokesman for the state Department of Children & Families was sentenced this morning to 24 years and four months in prison for making child pornography. Al Zimmerman, 41, pleaded guilty in January to a child pornography charge. ...more

May 8, 2009

Deputies responding to a 911 call Wednesday found two toddlers uncared for and their guardians passed out from prescription drug use, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

May 7, 2009

A midnight joy ride on an electric shopping cart ended in felony charges on Wednesday ...more

April 30, 2009

A man who struck and killed a 21-year-old pedestrian in 2007 pleaded guilty last week to DUI-manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident involving death, according to court records. ...more

April 30, 2009

A man who struck and killed a 21-year-old pedestrian in 2007 pleaded guilty last week to DUI-manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident involving death, according to court records. ...more

April 29, 2009

Police have arrested a man accused of trying to rob a pharmacy by saying he had in his pocket a needle filled with the virus that causes AIDS. ...more

April 19, 2009

The University of Florida has suspended a sorority for hazing violations. ...more

April 2, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Each year, parents in search of a quality preschool can use a rating tool provided by the state to measure how well some preschools prepare children for kindergarten. ...more

April 2, 2009

Justin Tanoff turned his 1991 Honda Civic into a deadly missile by speeding down U.S. 19 on Jan. 19, 2007. ...more

April 2, 2009