Hillsborough County deputies said they have charged five men with trafficking in more than 150 kilograms of cocaine, one of the sheriff's department's largest drug cases. ...more

April 23, 2009

A Tampa lawyer was disbarred and another reprimanded in a series of disciplinary actions announced today by The Florida Bar. ...more

January 22, 2009

A judge today dismissed a second-degree murder charge against a man who said he killed his nephew in self-defense. Edwin Allen Kendrick, 60, was charged with fatally stabbing Randall Marquayne Harrelson, 33, on Jan. 7, 2007. Kendrick was on trial this week, but Judge Manuel Lopez dismissed charges, saying the state could not rebut the self-defense claim. Pam Bondi, spokeswoman for the Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office, said prosecutors argued that the jury should decide the case. ...more

December 3, 2008

He wasn't convicted of anything, but Itiba Ikido Davis says his life was wrecked after he was charged with murder. ...more

August 13, 2008

A judge this afternoon sealed the arrest record of a man cleared after serving several months in jail awaiting trial for a slaying his attorney says he did not commit. ...more

August 12, 2008

Two years ago, prosecutors decided they couldn't go forward with a murder charge against Itiba Ikido Davis after three witnesses in the shooting recanted statements. ...more

July 26, 2008

Two years ago, prosecutors decided they couldn't go forward with a murder charge against Itiba Ikido Davis after three eyewitnesses in the shooting recanted statements. ...more

July 25, 2008

Bring the local art scene into your home with collecting tips from area experts. ...more

June 19, 2008

TAMPA - The public defender for a man charged in the slaying of his girlfriend and her two children in their home has asked a judge to severely restrict the public release of information about the case. ...more

June 16, 2008

Anguished words from a murder victim's family came Thursday to a Hillsborough County courtroom from the Middle East. ...more

January 4, 2008