WTVT morning anchor Russell Rhodes had a blood alcohol content more than twice the level at which the state presumes intoxication when he was arrested on Jan. 16, according to new court documents. ...more

February 23, 2009

The family of Kevin Bryant Jr. sat in tense, restrained silence, just feet from Eli Alvarez. ...more

February 20, 2009

The family of Kevin Bryant Jr. sat in tense, restrained silence, just feet from Eli Alvarez. Alvarez's decision to drink and drive ended 8-year-old Kevin's life on May 10, 2007. The boy's family came to court Thursday to watch Alvarez plead no contest to DUI-manslaughter in exchange for a 12-year prison sentence. ...more

February 19, 2009

The driver of a 1993 Dodge van has been charged with DUI-manslaughter following a head-on crash with a tractor trailer late Tuesday that killed one of the driver's passengers. ...more

February 18, 2009

Police arrested the chief of staff of Shriners Hospitals for Children, Tampa Unit on a misdemeanor-driving under the influence charge this morning, records show. ...more

February 7, 2009

Two months after he punched out the teeth of his child's mother, the long arm of the law caught up with Gregory Booker in New York, a report shows. ...more

February 7, 2009

Russell Rhodes, the WTVT, Channel 13, morning news anchor arrested last month in a Channelside parking garage, now faces charges of driving under the influence and resisting arrest without violence. ...more

February 6, 2009

Russell Rhodes, the WTVT Channel 13 morning news anchor who got into a scuffle with deputies last month in a Channelside parking garage, now faces charges of driving under the influence and resisting arrest without violence. ...more

February 5, 2009

TAMPA A former Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy arrested in November on a driving under the influence charge violated the agency's code of conduct policies, according to an internal affairs investigation. ...more

February 2, 2009

In mid-January, the National Safety Council called for a nationwide ban on the use of cell phones while driving, citing overwhelming evidence of the risk of injuries and death from driver distraction. California has banned texting behind the wheel and, along with several other states, prohibits the use of handheld phones while allowing drivers to talk with hands-free devices. But research has shown talking is risky even when both hands are free, because the mind is somewhere else. ...more

January 31, 2009