On Nov. 1, with little fanfare, Congress accepted a long-needed correction to prison sentencing guidelines for people caught selling crack cocaine. ...more

November 19, 2007

One of the first cases the Supreme Court heard when it began its current term involves the sentencing disparity between offenders caught trafficking in crack cocaine versus the powdered form. ...more

October 14, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - Detectives say they have made an arrest in a midday home invasion in which the intruder pretended to know the victim's son. Lawrence Donnell Seaberry, 19, of 2301 Dartmouth Ave. N., was arrested Thursday night, police said today. ...more

October 12, 2007

TAMPA - A Latin Kings gang member failed to provide proper shelter to several dogs and birds, causing them to live in their own waste, investigators say. Carlos Ruben Rodriguez, 24, of Tampa, was arrested Monday. ...more

October 9, 2007

A government attorney told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that a federal judge cannot ignore Congress' intent that trafficking in crack cocaine should carry tougher penalties than selling powder cocaine. ...more

October 3, 2007