Pasco Authorities Charge Man for 1982 Murder

59-year-old William Hurst was arrested this week in Kentucky, charged with first-degree murder in Pasco County. He awaits extradition to Florida to face the charges. He is accused of killing his wife Amy Rose Hurst. None of that is altogether... [Read More]

Plant City Man Charged with First-Degree Murder

According to police, Lawrence Douglas Dickey confessed to killing his wife Beatrice Ann Dickey in their Plant City home this weekend. A Plant City police officer reports that Lawrence Dickey said, “Lock me up. I just beat my wife with... [Read More]

St. Pete Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Marijuana, Forfeits 5 Houses

A Tampa federal court judge sentenced Leon J. Wood of St. Petersburg to twenty years in federal prison for drug and gun charges earlier this month. Wood pleaded guilty back in February to charges of conspiracy to possess 1,000 kilograms... [Read More]

Hillsborough Head Start Exec Acquitted of Fraud

The former chief financial officer of  Hillsborough County’s Head Start program was acquitted just a few weeks ago of a fraud charge that a jury previously found him guilty of. Back in July, Michael Jimenez was convicted of two federal... [Read More]