Protests continued in Clearwater, Tampa and St. Petersburg on Friday.UPDATE 11 P.M.: Protests ended Friday night peacefully and without incident across Tampa Bay.A quiet evening in Downtown Tampa where a TV reporter finished a standup in front of a mostly empty Curtis Hixon Park and a couple police vehicles remained outside City Hall. — Divya Kumar (@divyadivyadivya)“Another successful night,” said Terron Gland, one of the leaders as the march wrapped up. “No one got hurt, no one went to jail. The police left us alone, they finally did their job, finally. This is getting better, little by...…Protests continued in Clearwater, Tampa and St. Petersburg on Friday.UPDATE 11 P.M.: Protests ended Friday night peacefully and without incident across Tampa Bay.A quiet evening in Downtown Tampa where a TV reporter finished a standup in front of a mostly empty Curtis Hixon Park and a couple police vehicles remained outside City Hall. — Divya Kumar (@divyadivyadivya)“Another successful night,” said Terron Gland, one of the leaders as the march wrapped up. “No one got hurt, no one went to jail. The police left us alone, they finally did their job, finally. This is getting better, little by...WW…

/Graham Ivan Clark, 18, pleaded guilty to fraud charges for a hack of several Twitter accounts last summer.TAMPA — The Tampa teen who took control of well-known Twitter accounts last summer and used them to solicit more than $100,000 in Bitcoin pleaded guilty to state charges Tuesday in exchange for a three-year prison sentence.In a deal with prosecutors, Graham Ivan Clark agreed to serve three years in prison, followed by three years probation.Clark was 17 when he was accused of masterminding a brazen social media hack that targeted some of the world’s most famous names, among them:...…/Graham Ivan Clark, 18, pleaded guilty to fraud charges for a hack of several Twitter accounts last summer.TAMPA — The Tampa teen who took control of well-known Twitter accounts last summer and used them to solicit more than $100,000 in Bitcoin pleaded guilty to state charges Tuesday in exchange for a three-year prison sentence.In a deal with prosecutors, Graham Ivan Clark agreed to serve three years in prison, followed by three years probation.Clark was 17 when he was accused of masterminding a brazen social media hack that targeted some of the world’s most famous names, among them:...WW…

/In the case of Hillsborough Sheriff’s Sgt. Janak Amin, a defense attorney blames politics and a rushed investigation.TAMPA — How could a respected cop be accused of threatening to shoot a detained man, only for prosecutors to conclude he committed no crime?In the case of former Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Sgt. Janak Amin, a defense attorney’s probe suggests a rushed and flawed investigation, one that may have been influenced by politics.Although three of Amin’s fellow sheriff’s deputies claimed he threatened a man deputies were trying to restrain during a July 9 arrest, at least seven...…/In the case of Hillsborough Sheriff’s Sgt. Janak Amin, a defense attorney blames politics and a rushed investigation.TAMPA — How could a respected cop be accused of threatening to shoot a detained man, only for prosecutors to conclude he committed no crime?In the case of former Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Sgt. Janak Amin, a defense attorney’s probe suggests a rushed and flawed investigation, one that may have been influenced by politics.Although three of Amin’s fellow sheriff’s deputies claimed he threatened a man deputies were trying to restrain during a July 9 arrest, at least seven...WW…

/A federal complaint accuses Michael Stepakoff of Palm Habor of entering the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection.A rabbi who leads a Palm Harbor synagogue is among the latest Floridians to be accused of crimes related to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.A federal criminal complaint filed this week in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. alleges that Michael Stepakoff entered the Capitol after a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the building, disrupting congressional certification of the electoral college vote.Stepakoff, 55, leads Temple New...…/A federal complaint accuses Michael Stepakoff of Palm Habor of entering the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection.A rabbi who leads a Palm Harbor synagogue is among the latest Floridians to be accused of crimes related to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.A federal criminal complaint filed this week in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. alleges that Michael Stepakoff entered the Capitol after a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the building, disrupting congressional certification of the electoral college vote.Stepakoff, 55, leads Temple New...WW…

/President Donald Trump in September nominated Kathryn Kimball Mizelle to be a judge in the Tampa-based Middle District of Florida. The American Bar Association has raised concerns about her qualifications.Amid the political rancor that has engulfed the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, a lesser-known federal judicial nominee also has generated controversy.Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, a Washington, D.C.-based lawyer and Lakeland native, is President Donald Trump’s nominee for a vacancy on the Tampa-based U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.Mizelle,...…/President Donald Trump in September nominated Kathryn Kimball Mizelle to be a judge in the Tampa-based Middle District of Florida. The American Bar Association has raised concerns about her qualifications.Amid the political rancor that has engulfed the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, a lesser-known federal judicial nominee also has generated controversy.Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, a Washington, D.C.-based lawyer and Lakeland native, is President Donald Trump’s nominee for a vacancy on the Tampa-based U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.Mizelle,...WW…