Plastic pipes in the trunk of a car pulled over in South Carolina in 2007 contained a "low-explosive" mixture of sugar and potassium nitrate, an FBI expert testified this morning in the federal trial of a former University of South Florida student. ...more

March 23, 2009

Pain needs a voice. We describe what hurts to the doctor and he gives us a prescription to fix it, or tells us what to do. Saying what hurts us makes it possible to get well, and we're all good at describing the symptoms. "I have a sharp pain on the left side of my stomach." "I see bright wavy lines that dance around for a few minutes and then my head throbs." ...more

March 18, 2009

Ahmed Mohamed came to the United States to gather "information about explosives and acquiring components in this country to construct explosives to cause harm within this country," a federal prosecutor asserts in a newly filed court document. Mohamed, an Egyptian student in the United States to attend the University of South Florida, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to providing material support to terrorists by making and posting on the Web site You Tube a video in which he shows how to use a remote-controlled device to detonate a bomb. ...more

November 5, 2008

The state Fire Marshal's Office on Monday blamed the explosive mixture of four bug bombs and a gas pilot light on a hot water heater for an accidental fire that broke out Friday at a Sebring Parkway home. ...more

August 5, 2008

Local lawyer John Fitzgibbons on Monday asked a judge to be removed from the case of Ahmed Mohamed, one of two University of South Florida students accused of transporting explosives. ...more

January 8, 2008

TAMPA - Local lawyer John Fitzgibbons today asked a judge to be removed from the case of Ahmed Mohamed, one of two University of South Florida students accused of transporting explosives. ...more

January 7, 2008

People carrying remote-controlled toys in carry-on luggage should expect additional screening at the nation's airports, according to an advisory released Monday by the Transportation Security Administration. ...more

October 2, 2007

TAMPA - People carrying remote-controlled toys in carry-on luggage should expect additional screening at the nation's airports, according to an advisory released today by the Transportation Security Administration. ...more

October 1, 2007

TAMPA Two University of South Florida students indicted on federal explosives charge will be in U.S District Court on Oct. 3, records show. ...more

September 19, 2007