Prosecutors dropped charges against Luella McAdoo, 69, who was charged with forcing a mentally disabled man to perform a sex act on her. ...more

October 7, 2008

Sami Al-Arian has lost a bid to have the U.S. Supreme Court consider his case. ...more

October 6, 2008

When Nebraska lawmakers passed a "safe-haven" law that allowed parents to abandon children as old as 18, they never seriously thought such drop-offs would become common. ...more

September 27, 2008

Nine siblings are among 11 children as old as 17 who were left at Omaha hospitals Wednesday under Nebraska's unique and new safe haven law, which allows caregivers to abandon babies and teenagers alike at hospitals without fear of prosecution. ...more

September 26, 2008

John A. "Junior" Gotti plotted with his father and other high-ranking members of the Gambino crime family to establish a foothold in Tampa by secretly investing in local businesses as far back as 1989, federal prosecutors say in a new court filing. ...more

September 26, 2008

John A. "Junior" Gotti plotted with his father and other high-ranking members of the Gambino crime family to establish a foothold in Tampa by secretly investing in local businesses as far back as 1989, federal prosecutors say in a new court filing. ...more

September 25, 2008

It's outrageous for people to treat Florida's sensitive landscape as an illegal dumping ground when authorized landfills and collection sites are available. ...more

September 19, 2008

A former Pasco County sheriff's deputy has agreed to plead guilty to federal drug and firearms charges. ...more

September 12, 2008

A former Pasco County sheriff's deputy has agreed to plead guilty to federal drug and firearms charges. Don Riggans, 34, faces a minimum of five years in prison and a maximum of life for possessing a firearm in connection with drug trafficking. He also has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to possess hydrocodone, a charge that carries up to five years behind bars. ...more

September 11, 2008

BRADENTON -- A jury today found two members of the McGlade family guilty on charges related to practicing unlicensed midwifery in a fatal 2004 home birth that left a relative dead. ...more

September 5, 2008