Susan Gardner's victory in Tuesday's election proved that money doesn't always win elections. ...more

November 5, 2008

A public defender and her husband were out of jail Tuesday on a $1,500 and $2,000 bond, respectively, after being arrested Saturday on drug charges. ...more

November 4, 2008

The live-in boyfriend of an assistant central Florida public defender was charged with manslaughter in the woman's shooting death. ...more

November 3, 2008

When reached last week, both Susan Gardner and Robert Angus Williams were out on the campaign trail trying to sway voters in Pasco and Pinellas counties. ...more

October 25, 2008

As she was about to report to federal prison last week, former lottery multimillionaire Rhoda Toth checked into a Pasco hospital with anxiety and panic attacks. ...more

October 6, 2008

A Latin Kings gang member who attorneys say turned his life around and helped prosecutors go after other members of the gang was sentenced Friday to six years in federal prison for racketeering conspiracy, a sharply reduced term because of his cooperation. ...more

October 4, 2008

A Latin Kings gang member who attorneys say turned his life around and helped prosecutors go after other members of the gang was sentenced today to six years in federal prison for racketeering conspiracy, a sharply reduced term because of his cooperation. ...more

October 3, 2008

A corrections deputy did not use excessive force to subdue an inmate who had her spleen removed after a scuffle in the Sarasota County jail last year, a federal jury ruled this week. ...more

September 27, 2008

An 11-year veteran of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office will be honored as Hispanic Deputy of the Year tonight at an annual banquet by the Sheriff's Hispanic Advisory Council. ...more

September 12, 2008

Clayton Maxwell watched as his sister's boyfriend and four cohorts put bandannas across their faces then armed themselves with hammers and a gun, he testified Thursday. ...more

September 5, 2008