A teenager accused of brutally raping two Zephyrhills women in 2007 rejected a plea deal Wednesday that would have sent him to prison for 30 years. ...more

March 5, 2009

Bobby Lee Black III opted to gamble on a jury to resolve one of two rape cases against him. ...more

February 18, 2009

Bobby Lee Black III opted to gamble on a jury to resolve one of two rape cases against him. ...more

February 17, 2009

At least two e-mails are spreading false information on the Internet about a serial rapist who supposedly carjacked and raped three women last week in northeast St. Petersburg, police say. ...more

October 16, 2008

Now the real fight begins. As expected, John Russell dispensed with two other Democratic challengers in Tuesday's primary race for the District 5 U.S House seat currently held by Ginny Brown-Waite, and Fred Taylor easily beat an articulate college student for the chance to wrest the state Senate's District 11 seat occupied by Mike Fasano. ...more

August 28, 2008

Politically motivated and naive is how Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee described a congresswoman's call for a federal investigation after last week's arrest of a Mexican national in rape cases. ...more

August 25, 2008

PINELLAS PARK - A man living out of his conversion van has been charged in two rape cases, one in March at a mobile home park, the other one in May at an apartment complex, police said. ...more

June 3, 2008

A teenager, accused of rape, and his mother, accused of violating probation, appeared in court Tuesday morning before the same judge. ...more

May 21, 2008

TAMPA - A teenager -- accused of rape -- and his mother -- accused of violating probation -- appeared in court this morning before the same judge. ...more

May 20, 2008

Starting next year across the country, rape victims too afraid or too ashamed to go to police can undergo an emergency-room forensic rape exam, and the evidence gathered will be kept on file in a sealed envelope in case they decide to press charges. ...more

May 18, 2008