The first-degree murder trial of a man accused of killing his mother will begin Wednesday in Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Court. ...more

January 21, 2009

The first-degree murder trial of a man accused of killing his mother will begin Wednesday morning in Pasco Circuit Court. ...more

January 20, 2009

A British national who started out trying to sell a radioactive isotope from Russia pleaded guilty today to a federal drug charge. ...more

January 20, 2009

More Getting Free Lunch The percentage of Pasco County students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals is on the rise and expected to top 50 percent by the end of February. ...more

January 18, 2009

A man at the center of a case that began with a plan to sell a radioactive, dirty bomb component has agreed to plead guilty to a federal drug charge. ...more

January 17, 2009

A man at the center of a case that began with a plan to sell a radioactive, dirty bomb component has agreed to plead guilty to a federal drug charge. Christopher Benbow, 64, was sentenced in 2007 to life in prison, but had his drug conviction overturned by a federal appeals court. He was scheduled to go on trial again later this month. ...more

January 16, 2009

A federal judge sentenced a man to life in prison Thursday for conspiring to distribute, and possessing with intent to distribute, 50 grams or more of crack cocaine, the U.S. Attorney's Office said today. ...more

January 16, 2009

Roger Gayle Thompson avoided a trial and possible life sentence Wednesday by pleading no contest to an attempted murder charge. ...more

January 15, 2009

Correction Because of incorrect information given to a reporter, a page A1 story in Wednesday's edition stated that Jaime Marquez received a life imprisonment sentence after his trial on Tuesday. Marquez faces life in prison for his charges of robbery with a firearm, but his sentencing is set for Feb. 5. ...more

January 15, 2009

Roger Gayle Thompson avoided a trial and possible life sentence today by pleading no contest to an attempted murder charge. ...more

January 14, 2009