The Charles Manson follower convicted of attempting to assassinate President Gerald Ford is set to be released from a Texas federal prison later this month after serving more than 30 years behind bars. ...more

August 5, 2009

A 22-year-old Tampa man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court this morning to selling counterfeit money to an undercover Secret Service agent. ...more

January 22, 2009

Faced with the prospect of rising rates, with electric bills at his jails already in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, Col. Jim Previtera got a bright idea - cut down on energy use by any safe means necessary. ...more

December 16, 2008

Faced with the prospect of rising rates, with electric bills at his jails already in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, Col. Jim Previtera got a bright idea – cut down on energy use by any safe means necessary. ...more

December 15, 2008

Threats against a new president historically spike right after an election, but from Maine to Idaho law enforcement officials are seeing more against Barack Obama than ever before. ...more

November 14, 2008

Col. Jim Previtera, the new head of Hillsborough County's jails, has ordered his staff to immediately conserve energy on the job. ...more

October 21, 2008

TAMPA - Col. Jim Previtera, the new head of Hillsborough County's jails, ordered his staffers Wednesday to immediately conserve energy on the job. ...more

October 17, 2008

The U.S. Secret Service is looking into reports that a crowd member yelled,"Kill him!" while Gov. Sarah Palin was talking about Sen. Barack Obama during her Clearwater rally Monday. ...more

October 10, 2008

A former Secret Service agent who helped protect the vice president has been made commander of Hillsborough County jails. ...more

September 30, 2008

A man who authorities said was keeping weapons and military-style gear in his hotel room and car appeared in court Thursday on charges he threatened to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. ...more

August 8, 2008