Had Michael Edmund Smith, 30, gone to trial on a charge of first-degree murder, he might have been sentenced to life for the stabbing death of 32-year-old James Peak. ...more

February 1, 2008

TAMPA - An Apollo Beach man was sentenced to 40 years in prison today for the stabbing death of 32-year-old James Peak, the brother of his deceased girlfriend. ...more

January 31, 2008

Darren Hambrick's third foray into the criminal justice system ended much the same as his first two. ...more

January 14, 2008

Suspended NFL player Adam "Pacman" Jones pleaded no contest Thursday to a reduced charge in a Las Vegas strip club melee that preceded a triple shooting that left a man paralyzed. ...more

December 7, 2007

FUNDRAISING RIDE: Ride Without Limits, a national fundraising campaign to benefit United Cerebral Palsy, will take place in the Tampa Bay area today and Sunday. The two-day, 200-mile ride requires a minimum donation of $500 for riders and a $35 registration fee. Visit www.ridewithoutlimits.org or call 1-888-547-3239. ...more

November 16, 2007

The Family Service Association, a 100-year-old charity program that offers mental health counseling, recently expanded its hours at its Brandon office. ...more

October 31, 2007

An incredulous judge sentenced a man to three years in prison for tossing a 10-week-old puppy off an apartment balcony during an argument with his girlfriend. ...more

October 27, 2007

Some people think Shayla Muldrow got a raw deal. She was sentenced to a year in jail for boarding a school bus and urging her 9-year-old daughter to attack another student. ...more

September 26, 2007

A 26-year-old mother convicted this week of walking onto a school bus and encouraging her daughter to fight another girl was sentenced to a year in county jail. ...more

September 21, 2007

TAMPA - A 26-year-old mother convicted this week of walking onto a school bus and encouraging her daughter to fight another girl was sentenced to a year in the county jail. ...more

September 20, 2007