The family of murder victim John Benjamin returned to a Pasco County courtroom Tuesday for what they hope is the final chapter of their nightmare. ...more

December 12, 2007

NEW PORT RICHEY - Opening statements are to begin this afternoon in Daniel Parbel's first-degree murder trial. Two years ago, authorities say, the Hudson man killed John J. Benjamin, who owed money to the stepdaughter of then-Port Richey police Chief Bill Sager. ...more

November 13, 2007

Prosecutors will look to strengthen their murder case against Lawrence Tener when the 25-year-old goes to trial Wednesday on an unrelated aggravated battery charge. ...more

October 30, 2007

A crucial round of Darfur peace talks opened Saturday with the Sudanese government announcing a cease-fire in the war-torn western region, but a leading rebel figure said he'll believe that 'when I see it.' ...more

October 28, 2007

Khalid Ali Pasha was at the office complex where his wife of three weeks and her 20-year-old daughter were slain, his defense attorney acknowledged to a jury Wednesday. ...more

October 25, 2007

The state owes nearly 41,000 Palm Beach County residents fair compensation after removing citrus trees from their yards in a failed decadelong effort to eradicate a harmful bacteria, an attorney said Monday during opening statements in a class-action lawsuit. ...more

October 16, 2007

A 14-year-old boy died because complications from a blood disorder were triggered when boot camp guards interrupted his breathing by making him inhale ammonia capsules, a medical examiner testified Thursday in the manslaughter trial of the drill instructors and a nurse. ...more

October 5, 2007

Seven men intended to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI buildings to ignite a guerrilla war that would overthrow the U.S. government and pave the way for an Islamic regime, federal prosecutors said Tuesday in opening statements. ...more

October 3, 2007

Attorneys weeded through more than 50 potential jurors Monday before settling on 12 jurors and one alternate to weigh the evidence in Phillup Alan Partin's murder trial. ...more

October 2, 2007