The newly elected leader of South Africa's ruling party was ordered to stand trial on corruption and other charges next year, possibly derailing his attempts to become president. ...more

December 29, 2007

When Stephen St. Laurent went to re-register as a sex offender Thursday, an informal chat at the sheriff's office set his mind to thinking. ...more

December 29, 2007

Sees it as entrapment. ...more

December 28, 2007

N'DJAMENA, Chad - A Chadian court convicted six French aid workers of trying to kidnap 103 African children and sentenced them Wednesday to eight years of forced labor. ...more

December 27, 2007

Former Chicago Sun-Times publisher F. David Radler was given 29 months in prison and a $250,000 fine Monday for his role in stealing millions of dollars from Hollinger International shareholders. ...more

December 18, 2007

SARASOTA COUNTY - A jail nurse is accused of replacing an inmate's oxycodone pills with Tylenol and taking the prescription medicine for herself. ...more

November 12, 2007

Pinellas County detectives have arrested a Sarasota man on drug trafficking charges, saying he may have passed phony prescriptions in six other counties. ...more

October 28, 2007

Pinellas County detectives have arrested a Sarasota man on drug trafficking charges, saying he may have passed phony prescriptions in six other counties. ...more

October 27, 2007

A Durant High School bookkeeper was arrested on Wednesday for stealing $14,000 from yearbook sales, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. ...more

October 18, 2007

TEMPLE TERRACE - A Tampa woman tried passing two fraudulent $500 Visa travelers checks this morning at a CVS pharmacy, but the plan didn't work because the store caught onto her scheme, according to the Temple Terrace police department. ...more

October 14, 2007