Two men driving away from police Thursday night ran a red light on U.S. 19 and 70th Avenue North in Pinellas Park and collided with another car, killing the driver and injuring four passengers, three of whom are children, authorities said. ...more

July 11, 2008

WTVT, Channel 13, has hired a general manager to replace Robert Linger, who was arrested last month during a police sting at an adult business. ...more

June 14, 2008

TAMPA -- WTVT, Fox 13, has hired a new general manager replacing Robert Linger, who was arrested last month during a police sting at an adult business. Fox officials said Linger, 49, will remain with the network as the vice president of infrastructure, handling internal systems for Fox television stations nationally, a spokeswoman for the company said. ...more

June 13, 2008

TAMPA - A police crackdown on adult businesses in Drew Park -- at the request of residents and business owners -- netted the arrests of seven men Wednesday on charges of lewd and lascivious behavior, jail records show. ...more

June 12, 2008

The vice president and general manager of WTVT, Channel 13, has taken a leave of absence after police said they found him masturbating at an adult business. ...more

May 20, 2008

TAMPA - The vice president and general manager of WTVT, Channel 13, has taken a leave of absence after police said they found him masturbating at an adult business. Robert Linger, 49, of Lutz is free on $750 bail. Tampa police charged him Friday with lewd and lascivious behavior and exposure of sexual organs, both misdemeanors, records show. ...more

May 19, 2008

Robert Linger was arrested as part of an undercover operation at an adult movie theater. ...more

May 17, 2008

TAMPA - Police seized more than $24,000 and arrested two people during an investigation at a South Tampa massage spa Thursday. ...more

January 28, 2008

TAMPA - Police have put registered sexual offenders on notice: They are not to entice children on Halloween with decorations at their homes. ...more

October 30, 2007

Undercover officers looking for car thieves Tuesday discovered a sexual relationship between a Middleton High School teacher and a teenage boy whom they pulled over driving the teacher's Jeep Grand Cherokee, officials said. ...more

October 25, 2007