Homes in some of Tampa's swankiest neighborhoods sit abandoned, and an investor is making forgery accusations. ...more

November 4, 2007

The investigation is continuing into an accusation of sexual abuse by a volunteer at Lakeland's First Baptist Church at the Mall. ...more

October 31, 2007

LAKELAND - The investigation into an accusation of sexual abuse by a volunteer at Lakeland's First Baptist Church at the Mall is continuing, Lakeland police said today. But no arrests have been made. ...more

October 30, 2007

TAMPA - Two Middleton High School students, one described having had a sexual relationship with a teacher and the other, who told the principal about the affair, have hired an attorney and filed an intent to sue the school district. ...more

October 26, 2007

A former U.S. commander at the Iraqi jail that held Saddam Hussein was acquitted Friday of aiding the enemy but received two years imprisonment for convictions on other charges after pleading for leniency from the judge. ...more

October 20, 2007

Oral Roberts University President Richard Roberts asked for and was granted a leave of absence Wednesday amid accusations of lavish spending at donors' expense and illegal involvement in a political campaign. ...more

October 18, 2007

A 13-year-old boy accused of killing his 8-year-old brother over a dessert previously had helped hold his sibling down as their mother beat him, authorities said. ...more

October 5, 2007

Parents picking up children at Monroe Middle School didn't heed the no-parking signs along Montgomery Avenue until Tampa police Officer Betty Williams started issuing citations. ...more

October 4, 2007

A daring ambush of bombs and gunfire left Poland's ambassador burned and pinned down in a flaming vehicle Wednesday before he was pulled to safety and airlifted in a rescue mission by the embattled security company Blackwater USA. ...more

October 4, 2007