A man who avoided paying child support for six years will spend a year in federal prison and must pay nearly $25,000 in restitution, court papers state. ...more

September 3, 2008

The case, a federal appeals court said, "began like something out of a James Bond novel." ...more

August 21, 2008

Former Marine Cpl. Steven Lee Fickey has agreed to plead guilty to fraud and stealing identities of other Marines, court records show. ...more

August 19, 2008

Barbara Freiberg went to her daughter's mobile home May 12 after a babysitter called to say Freiberg's grandchildren had not been dropped off. ...more

August 16, 2008

Barbara Freiberg went to her daughter's mobile home May 12 after a babysitter called to say her grandchildren hadn't been dropped off. ...more

August 14, 2008

Vice and narcotics detectives made an interesting find in April when they raided the home of a suspected drug dealer who lived with his parents, both of whom worked at the St. Petersburg Police Department, according to internal affairs documents released today. ...more

August 7, 2008

The clerk of the circuit court may have the most responsibility of any elected official. The office is responsible for filing and recording official documents and court records, as well as conducting audits, managing the jury system, providing courtroom clerks, storing evidence, collecting fines and investing county funds, to name just a few duties. ...more

August 5, 2008

Answers to one of the nation's highest profile unsolved crimes are in documents that could be released as early as this week - and help explain how the government chased the wrong suspect for years, officials said. ...more

August 3, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The family of an Orlando girl who was burned by hot cocoa while at school is set to receive $40,000 from the Orange County school board. ...more

July 26, 2008

Police have arrested a man accused of fatally stabbing another man Wednesday morning. Tampa police said Alexander Llamont Miller, 34, broke into the bedroom window of his estranged wife's home at 1901 W. Chestnut St. about 2 a.m. and fought with her boyfriend. ...more

July 25, 2008