TALLAHASSEE (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court has affirmed the murder conviction and death sentence of 11-year-old Carlie Brucia's killer. ...more

December 17, 2009

Sylvia Grant and her then-husband, Joseph Coleman, stood on the porch of Grant's Stewart Road home on May 1, 2006. ...more

November 4, 2009

Sylvia Grant and her then-husband, Joseph Coleman, stood on the porch of Grant's Stewart Road home on May 1, 2006. ...more

November 3, 2009

A man charged with raping a woman in 2008 won't be able to confront his accuser at trial this week. ...more

October 28, 2009

A former Hillsborough County deputy accused of forcing a hit-and-run suspect to perform a sex act on him will spend five years in prison and then serve probation as part of a plea deal, his lawyer said today. ...more

October 21, 2009

A jury took 20 minutes Tuesday to acquit a man accused of attempting to run over at least five people with his car. ...more

October 21, 2009

The father of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter says he was criticized by a prosecutor for his testimony about the role Smith's former boyfriend had in her medication. ...more

October 19, 2009

Rising losses on commercial real estate loans will continue to hurt U.S. banks in coming months and pose the biggest challenge for many financial institutions and overseers, regulators said Wednesday. ...more

October 15, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - A teacher who successfully fought to keep his job after he was accused of assaulting a student will receive back pay for the nine months he was suspended. ...more

October 7, 2009

Testimony continued Wednesday in the trial of a couple accused of defrauding an elderly woman out of her house and assets, although the alleged victim didn't take the stand as expected. ...more

September 17, 2009