Celebrity addictions specialist Drew Pinsky - famous for preppy attire, wire-rimmed glasses and scholarly answers to difficult questions - said he is willing to come to Tampa to help fallen "American Idol" contestant Jessica Sierra. ...more

December 13, 2007

TAMPA - Celebrity addictions specialist Drew Pinsky – famous for his preppy attire, wire-rimmed glasses and scholarly answers to difficult questions – said he is willing to come to Tampa to advocate for fallen "American Idol" contestant Jessica Sierra. ...more

December 12, 2007

DUNEDIN - When a Pinellas County sheriff's deputy happened upon a Mercury in the middle of State Road 580 Monday, he thought it was an undercover police car because there was a flashing red light on its dashboard and flashing blue and red lights beneath the rear bumper. ...more

December 11, 2007

TAMPA - Fallen "American Idol" star Jessica Sierra stood in the courtroom this morning, her long brown hair covering the worried look on her face. Her attorney, John Fitzgibbons, told Circuit Judge Daniel Perry that he wasn't ready to directly address the charges against Sierra but would enter a plea of not guilty on her behalf to charges of disorderly intoxication and misdemeanor resisting an officer without violence. ...more

December 6, 2007

TAMPA - Former "American Idol" finalist Jessica Sierra is scheduled to appear in court Thursday morning to address her most recent charges: misdemeanor disorderly intoxication, resisting arrest without violence and violation of probation. ...more

December 4, 2007

VILLIERS-LE-BEL, France - Youths rampaged for a third night in the tough suburbs north of Paris, and violence spread to a southern city late Tuesday as police struggled to contain rioters who have burned cars and buildings and, in an ominous turn, shot at officers. ...more

November 28, 2007

Pasco Sheriff's deputies have apprehended an escaped Port Richey Police Department prisoner. ...more

November 22, 2007

Two men counterfeited U.S. currency and tried using it at a Miami Subs shop and another business, Tampa police say. ...more

November 12, 2007

Each week during the season, The Tampa Tribune will challenge a columnist from the Bucs' opposing city to a Throwdown, to determine the superior city - and which team will come out ahead. This week's Throwdown features the Tribune's Joe Henderson against Terry Foster of The Detroit News. ...more

October 18, 2007

ORLANDO - A 19-year-old man accused of killing an off-duty Orlando police officer made his first appearance before a judge. ...more

October 7, 2007