Luella McAdoo, the 68-year-old woman accused of forcing a 34-year-old mentally retarded man to perform oral sex on her, was released on her own recognizance this morning by Hillsborough County Circuit Court Judge Walter Heinrich. ...more

July 18, 2008

A detective searching for a sexual predator missing since Monday found his target dead by suicide Wednesday afternoon, authorities say. ...more

July 17, 2008

A detective searching for a sexual predator missing since Monday found his target dead by suicide Wednesday afternoon, authorities say. ...more

July 16, 2008

TAMPA - Clyde Jerome Lewis and another man entered a hotel room without permission and forced a woman inside to perform a sex act on each of them while they held a man at gunpoint, Tampa police say. ...more

July 11, 2008

A 30-year-old Tampa man was arrested last night for grabbing a 17-year-old by his belt loop, pulling him behind a building and performing a sex act against the victim's will, according to deputies. ...more

June 28, 2008

In response to the "Homosexuality is not inborn" letter: One of the main reasons for debate is to raise an issue and determine whether it is fair. I will say that when reading your paper I was amazed to see the enormous effort of misdirection. I have not had to try that hard since English 101, my freshmen year of college. ...more

June 28, 2008

Anyone interested in learning why death penalty cases take years to resolve should take a look at the prosecution of Faunce Levon Pearce. ...more

June 14, 2008

Co-workers and acquaintances of a former TV newsman, fired as a spokesman for the Department of Children & Families, remember him as an affable and animated man who had many friends but occasionally displayed behavior that made them wary of his professional ethics. ...more

February 6, 2008

TAMPA - Co-workers and acquaintances of a former TV newsman, fired as a spokesman for the Department of Children & Families, remember him as an affable and animated man who had many friends but occasionally displayed behavior that made them wary of his professional ethics. ...more

February 5, 2008

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Ocala on Friday announced the arrest of 11 people in connection with a long-running investigation into contraband smuggling at the Coleman Federal Correctional Institution in Bushnell. ...more

January 26, 2008