The girlfriend of a man who was fatally struck by a pickup as he took out the garbage is suing the truck's driver on a negligence claim. ...more

January 9, 2009 |

Homebuilder's trial ends with 20-year sentence One of the largest homebuilder fraud cases in Florida's history ended in a guilty verdict for Steven Bartlett. Bartlett was accused of misappropriating close to $1.6 million intended for home construction for his own personal use. ...more

January 2, 2009 |

Two men accused of providing oxycodone to a 19-year-old babysitter who died after taking the pills were charged today with manslaughter, authorities say. ...more

December 22, 2008 |

A 22-year-old man in Pinellas County Jail is accused of causing a man's death by selling him Xanax tablets and giving him an Opana pill. ...more

December 17, 2008 |

James Morris was driving impaired the morning he fatally struck a man taking out garbage, authorities allege. ...more

December 13, 2008 |

Wild, unprovoked gunfire and grenades killed 14 innocent Iraqis and hurt dozens more in a 2007 Baghdad attack, prosecutors said Monday in announcing charges with mandatory 30-year prison terms against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards. ...more

December 9, 2008 |

Prosecutors will not pursue the death penalty for a Central Florida woman charged with killing her 3-year-old daughter. ...more

December 7, 2008 |

ORLANDO - Prosecutors will not pursue the death penalty in the case of a Central Florida woman charged with killing her 3-year-old daughter. ...more

December 5, 2008 |

Niccole Booze kept hoping. She knew it was improbable, but she never let go of the possibility her 3-year-old son would leave the Largo nursing home where he received medical care for much of his young life and one day return to his family. kept hoping. She knew it was improbable, but she never let go of the possibility her 3-year-old son would leave the Largo nursing home where he received medical care for much of his young life and one day return to his family. ...more

December 1, 2008 |

Alcohol might have been a factor in a fatal automobile accident in Pinellas Park early this morning, according to the Pinellas Park Police Department. ...more

December 1, 2008 |