American Eric Volz was freed by a judge Friday despite an uproar in Nicaragua, after an appeals court overturned his conviction and 30-year-sentence in the slaying of his Nicaraguan girlfriend. ...more

December 22, 2007

Kultar Goraya is nervous. His wife, Rupinder, disappeared two months ago. Police say he is the only "person of interest" and they can't get a single straight story out of him. ...more

December 3, 2007

LAKE PLACID — All four members of the town council favored drafting an ordinance that might pave the way for installation of cameras at the intersection of Interlake Boulevard and U.S. 27 in an effort to curtail red light violators. ...more

November 21, 2007

Jurors deliberated for about two hours Thursday before finding a Pasco County man guilty of trying to arrange a hit on his ex-wife's boyfriend. ...more

November 16, 2007

This is in regard to a letter by Charles J. Guth, who was writing his support of his good friend Dale Leland, charged with molesting a 12-year-old girl. Mr. Guth claims he wishes he could have been in court to support his child molesting friend. I wonder why he wasn't? Apparently, he feels that a sentence of six and a half years is too severe for a charge of stealing a young girl's innocence, causing her to learn some very hard lessons about men way too soon, and suffering untold emotional trauma. He goes on to place the blame on the child for not resisting, intimating that because she was not a "tiny child" she somehow should have known what to do to defend herself from the sexual advances of a grown man. Unbelievable to me. ...more

November 15, 2007

State Rep. Bob Allen's attorney doubts an impartial jury can be seated when the lawmaker's sex solicitation trial starts today. ...more

November 4, 2007

Suspended Penn State running back Austin Scott is charged with raping a woman at his campus apartment after meeting her at a bar. ...more

October 13, 2007

Now that he knows he will start Saturday's game against N.C. State, Florida State QB Xavier Lee is focused on keeping the job, something he was unable to do last season. ...more

October 1, 2007

David Boston was arrested last month in Pinellas Park when police found him passed out in his car at an intersection with the engine running. Barely 24 hours later, Bucs general manager Bruce Allen dismissed the case against him. ...more

September 12, 2007

Judge Michael Hunter has a big job presiding over the Michael Branham murder trial. The high-profile case being held in Hardee County has required loads of jurors to be questioned before the trial gets going. From all accounts, Hunter and the attorneys on both sides have done a good job making sure a fair trial is held. ...more

September 7, 2007