President Obama unveiled new policies Wednesday, aimed at limiting gun violence. Some of the main legislative proposals backed by Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are: requiring criminal background checks on all gun sales - including private sales, and banning "military-style" assault weapons.  Read More

A jury found Courtney Brantlee guilty of misprision and failing to report a felony on Wednesday – but the judge has yet to accept that verdict. Courtnee is the ex-girlfriend of Dontae Morris, who is accused of killing Tampa police Officers David Curtis and Jeffrey Kocab in 2010.  Read More

A story about Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o’s girlfriend dying of leukemia was apparently a hoax that the football player had no idea about. Te'o said he had developed an emotional relationship the woman – who he met online - and was "the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke."  Read More

Police in Tampa say a Bank of America teller conspired with a friend to rob the bank of more than $100,000 on Tuesday. Alan Ethington and Marcus Halbert face charges including grand theft.  Read More

A 7^th grade teacher in South Florida who was charged with DUI after a hit-and-run collision offered a face party to a police officer and invited him to grope her in exchange for letting her go. Mary Maloney was arrested and could now lose her job.  Read More