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'PlayStation predator' arrested for luring CA teen to Tampa

Tampa, Florida - Imagine your child goes missing, then you find out they're on a plane heading to the other side of the country.

It happened to a 14-year-old California boy who Escondido Police say was enticed by a Tampa man who contacted him through a Playstation online game. 

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Attorneys to MJ: Pay up!

Tampa, Florida-- Radio talk show host, MJ Todd Schnitt, is being told to pay his legal fees- according to his former attorneys at Shumaker Loop and Kendrick.

MJ fired his attorneys after he lost his defamation lawsuit against Bubba the Love Sponge earlier this year. 

Photo Gallery: Pictures from the MJ vs. Bubba trial

Tampa man accused of kidnapping San Diego teen

Tampa, Florida-- Tampa Police are assisting the Escondido, Calif. Police Department in a teen kidnapping investigation after a Tampa man was taken into custody at Tampa International Airport on Tuesday. 

According to Escondido PD, the investigation launched Monday after the parents of a 14-year-old boy from Escondido reported him missing when he did not come home from school. 

Hillsborough to hold code violation public hearing Monday

Hillsborough to hold code violation public hearing Monday

Tampa, Florida-- Community code violations will be up for review as the Hillsborough County Code Enforcement Special Magistrate hosts a public hearing next week. 

The hearing is scheduled for Monday June 17th at 9 a.m., and will be held in the second Floor Board Room at the County Center, 601 East Kennedy Blvd. in Downtown Tampa.

According to the County News release on the hearing:

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MJ v. Bubba: DUI set-up denied, valet makes statement

Tampa, Florida - Four months later, it is still the trial that keeps making headlines:  MJ vs. Bubba. 

A jury found in favor of Bubba the Love Sponge in the now-infamous defamation trial that took place back in January. But, it was the antics outside the courtroom that had tongues wagging.

See also: Judge furious, did lawyers behave badly?

"Show and Tell" images of breast cancer survivors

Tampa, FL -- Take a moment and consider what your body would look like if you had both of your breasts removed. 

Breast cancer patients have told us in the past, they didn't know where they could look to find answers about changes following surgery. One place is in the book Show and Tell.

Family to offer $25,000 reward in 2005 murder case

Tampa, Florida-- A local family has announced a new offer of a $25,000 reward in exchange for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of whoever murdered their loved-one, David Neel, in 2005.

According to Truecrimereport.com, Neel was 49 at the time of the murder. He was driving his blue and silver, 1990, Ford pick-up truck south on I-75, and was approaching the I-4 exit when he was shot.