TAMPA - A former carnival worker pleaded guilty today, picking up three life sentences on charges of murder, armed robbery and burglary with battery. If convicted at trial, Jarvis Sylvester Tabron, 36, could have been sentenced to death. ...more

June 16, 2008

She was the first black woman to walk the beat as a city cop. But to legions of kids in East Tampa, Patricia Pierce Coleman wasn't just a police officer. ...more

June 14, 2008

SEBRING — A Tampa woman was cleared Monday of charges of mailing cocaine to a jailed significant other and smuggling contraband into a jail due to insufficient evidence. Gentra Maria Taylor, 39, of 8603 N. 39th St.–– formerly of 1002 Lake Anoka Blvd., Avon Park ––was accused by sheriff's investigators of sending letters containing packages of cocaine to inmate Detrick D. McGriff, 41. McGriff was arrested on Dec. 4, on a charge of violation of probation for possession of cocaine. The jail received the cocaine-laced letter and a second letter April 17. Authorities arrested Taylor April 24. ...more

June 5, 2008

SEBRING — Someone knifed nearly every tire on nearly every vehicle on the lot Friday night at Rufus Brown Motors. And if you know who it is, it'll be worth $1,000. On Saturday morning, salesmen were walking down the rows of Jeeps, Mercurys, Hondas, Dodges and Accuras, writing down information, and preparing to order replacement tires. ...more

May 24, 2008

Born off North Mobley Road on July 4, 1924, Mordecai Walker has seen his hometown go through its fair share of transformations. ...more

May 24, 2008

About 45 feet beneath the ocean's surface lies a cemetery with gates, pathways, plaques and benches. ...more

May 12, 2008

MIAMI - About 45 feet beneath the ocean's surface lies a cemetery with gates, pathways, plaques and even benches. ...more

May 11, 2008

A convicted killer faces a new murder charge after the severed limbs of a South Florida jeweler were found in trash bins throughout a Miami suburb. ...more

May 9, 2008

A 44-year-old laborer was arrested Friday night on a charge of second-degree murder in the Feb. 11 killing of 44-year-old Donald Kay. ...more

February 16, 2008

A plastic surgeon who replaced the fingerprints of a man involved in a drug ring with skin from the bottom of his feet was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison. ...more

February 14, 2008