Deputies acting on a tip about a Tampa home uncovered 38 hidden marijuana plants in a secret bedroom. ...more

July 18, 2008

Prosecutors have decided not to file formal charges against a Rays relief pitcher who was arrested outside the Hyde Park Cafe in April. ...more

July 16, 2008

TAMPA - Prosecutors have decided not to file formal charges against a Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher who was arrested outside the Hyde Park Café in April. ...more

July 15, 2008

TAMPA - Thomas Scott Purks, a freelance reporter and photographer for The Tampa Tribune, was arrested this morning on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence. Purks, who regularly contributes stories to the Tribune's sports section, refused to have his blood alcohol level tested, and Tampa police arrested him at Brorein and Morgan streets, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Jail Web site shows. ...more

July 1, 2008

TAMPA - A local criminal defense lawyer arrested May 21 in a police crackdown on adult businesses in the Drew Park area will enter a diversion program to have a misdemeanor charge expunged. ...more

June 16, 2008

Stephen Colbert, host of his own Comedy Central show, Emmy winner, faux presidential candidate and best-selling author, added to that esteemed collection an award from Princeton University: "The Great Princeton Class of 2008 Understandable Vanity Award." ...more

June 4, 2008

PORT RICHEY A woman is in jail and her accomplice is wanted following a strong-arm robbery in which the woman pummeled a man with her fists to collect a drug debt, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

May 31, 2008

It appears unlikely that criminal charges will be filed against the owner of a drive-through beverage and snacks store who fatally shot a man he said was trying to rob him Monday night, a Hillsborough County sheriff's spokeswoman said Tuesday. ...more

May 28, 2008

TALLAHASSEE – Tight end Charlie Graham's quest to rejoin Florida State University's football team has a new wrinkle other than whether he can regain his academic eligibility. Graham has a June 17 court date in Leon County to face a misdemeanor charge of unlawfully discharging a firearm in the city. ...more

May 22, 2008

A Tampa man who accused a Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy of roughing him up late last year has been charged with two counts of perjury and one count of making a false report to law enforcement. ...more

May 22, 2008