A Polk County man has been convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in the death of a 25-year-old gay man. ...more

February 27, 2009

Accused in the execution-style slaying of a Bartow drug dealer, Jermaine Michael Julian told investigators someone else was the gunman, according to evidence presented at his murder trial today. ...more

February 27, 2009

It was just before 9 p.m. when the doorbell rang. ...more

February 26, 2009

Dorian Dillard, one of the two men charged with killing two homeless men in St. Petersburg in 2007, told his defense attorney he didn't want the case to go to trial because he didn't want the families of the victims to experience any more heartache, his defense attorney said in court today. ...more

February 25, 2009

A man who killed a 72-year-old sex offender in August 2006 pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Thursday in Pasco County Circuit Court. ...more

February 20, 2009

A man who killed a 72-year-old sex offender in August 2006 pleaded guilty to second-degree murder today in Pasco Circuit Court. ...more

February 19, 2009

Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for the man accused of sparking a massive manhunt through Plant City in December. ...more

February 18, 2009

The father of a missing 5-year-old Putnam County girl said he and his 17-year-old girlfriend have passed polygraph tests, according to CNN.com. ...more

February 12, 2009

Prosecutors announced this week that they will seek the death penalty for Luc Pierre-Charles Jr. and Tyree Jenkins in the shooting deaths of two Wesley Chapel High School students. ...more

February 6, 2009

Prosecutors announced this week that they will seek the death penalty for Luc Pierre-Charles Jr. and Tyree Jenkins in the shooting deaths of two Wesley Chapel High students. ...more

February 5, 2009