BRANDON - Former "American Idol" finalist Jessica Sierra won't leave for rehabilitation in California today after all, Assistant State Attorney Pam Bondi said. ...more

January 9, 2008

The Hillsborough County courthouse had its own version of a reality program Monday morning, complete with a gruff judge, big-name lawyers, a dramatically tearful would-be starlet and a celebrity doctor. ...more

January 8, 2008

TAMPA - Judge Daniel Perry said he was reluctant but agreed to send Jessica Sierra for a yearlong stint at an in-house drug treatment facility in California. ...more

January 7, 2008

Last week, late in the evening, my wife and I turned on the local news. The story was the ongoing tragedy of 22-year-old former "American Idol" finalist Jessica Sierra. ...more

December 12, 2007

Last week, late in the evening, my wife and I turned on the local news. The story was the ongoing tragedy of 22-year-old former "American Idol" finalist Jessica Sierra. ...more

December 10, 2007

Jessica Sierra's Ybor City antics have cost her a patriotic gig this week. ...more

December 9, 2007

Jessica Sierra's Ybor City antics have cost her a patriotic gig. Sierra's web site shows that she planned to sing at the "A Song for Their Service" concert for American troops set for Dec. 14 in Washington D.C. That's not going to happen, said retired Lt. Col. Buzz Patterson, of MoveAmericaForward.org, the group sponsoring the concert. ...more

December 8, 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

During a brief stay home after taping her drug-rehab reality show, "American Idol" finalist Jessica Sierra was sentenced Monday for throwing a glass at a bar patron and cocaine possession. ...more

November 20, 2007

TAMPA - During a brief stay home after completing taping for her drug-rehab reality show, "American Idol" finalist Jessica Sierra pleaded no contest today to charges of felony battery and possession of cocaine. ...more

November 19, 2007