A jury has acquitted Amos Mequel Busby of charges he grabbed a woman off a South Tampa street and beat and raped her for three hours, even though DNA testimony linked him to the woman. ...more

December 18, 2008

TAMPA A jury has acquitted Amos Mequel Busby of charges he grabbed a woman off a South Tampa street and repeatedly raped her for three hours, even though testimony indicates his DNA was found on her. The jury deliberated for about 3 hours before acquitting Busby on all charges. He had been charged with kidnapping and seven counts of sexual battery the morning of Aug. 11, 2005. ...more

December 17, 2008

A man found guilty of murdering his girlfriend's 2-year-old argued Tuesday in court that medical evidence proves he is innocent. ...more

December 16, 2008

The Citrus County Sheriff's Office is taking the lead in the investigation into the disappearance of a small plane off the coast of Homosassa. The agency said it will be responsible for releasing the identity of the remains found in the Gulf of Mexico last week. ...more

December 16, 2008

The Florida Highway Patrol is issuing non-criminal traffic citations for drivers involved in a dozen crashes in Lakeland last January that resulted in five deaths. ...more

December 12, 2008

A medical examiner found evidence among a child's remains that link them to the home of a missing toddler, the county sheriff said Friday, offering the strongest indication yet that the remains may be those of Caylee Anthony. ...more

December 12, 2008

The skeletal remains of a small child were found Thursday in woods less than a half-mile from the Orlando home of a missing 3-year-old girl, but officials could not immediately say whether they belonged to the toddler. ...more

December 11, 2008

The investigation into the discovery of a body found in Hardee County is now being headed by the Highlands County Sheriff's Office. ...more

December 10, 2008

The Lake County medical examiner is investigating a body that a commercial fishing vessel found Monday afternoon about 15 miles southwest of Yankeetown, the Coast Guard said. ...more

December 9, 2008

For the third time in three years, a small group of families has come together to deal with a serious car crash. For the second time, a crash has resulted in death. Joanna Chastain, a 2007 Durant High graduate and close friend of Katie Marchetti, was killed in a fiery crash about midnight Sunday. Chastain's passenger, Christopher Richards, 20, of Brandon, was also killed. Another passenger, Andrew Santilli of Valrico, was critically injured. ...more

November 17, 2008