Amber Williams suffered nightmares for years. In them, she would try to run away from her father - through the house, up the stairs, under the bed. ...more

August 15, 2008

A jury convicted former youth minister Joshua Rosa of first-degree murder Monday in the strangulation of his 13-year-old neighbor. ...more

July 22, 2008

With the wails of the defendant's father audible from outside the packed courtroom this morning, a circuit judge sentenced a former youth minister at a Pentecostal church to life in prison without possibility of parole for murdering a 13-year-old. ...more

July 21, 2008

TAMPA Five out of nine charges against a Largo physician accused of inappropriately touching his patients have been dropped, according to his defense attorney. ...more

June 26, 2008

A county judge on Friday said he would consider a motion to dismiss charges against the 76-year-old grandmother accused of obstructing a McDonald's drive-through, while the woman's attorney said he would attack the arresting officer's ability to tell the truth if the case goes to trial. ...more

June 14, 2008

CLEARWATER - A county judge today said he would consider a motion to dismiss charges against the 76-year-old woman accused of obstructing a McDonald's drive-through, and her attorney said he would attack the arresting officer's ability to tell the truth if the case goes to trial. Jean Merola was 75 when she arrested Jan. 17 at the McDonald's drive-through at 1934 Hercules Ave. N., after Officer Matthew Parco repeatedly instructed her to move her Lincoln Town Car while she waited for an order of french fries without salt. ...more

June 13, 2008

TAMPA - A 15-year-old boy is charged as an adult with felony attempted first-degree murder in connection with a robbery and shooting last month in Robles Park. ...more

June 4, 2008

Early voting has begun in the special election to replace former state Rep. Bob Allen. ...more

February 19, 2008

TAMPA - One TBO.com reader called him a "fricken' terrorist." Now Youssef Megahed's attorney is citing the TBO comment as a reason potential jurors need to be carefully screened before Megahed and Ahmed Mohamed, another former University of South Florida student, go on trial on a charge of illegally transporting explosives. ...more

February 4, 2008

Alan Crotzer is working at a landscaping company, hoping one day to be compensated for the 24 years he spent in prison for a rape he didn't commit. ...more

January 20, 2008