The family of a middle school student plans to sue the Hillsborough County school district, saying the boy suffered personal and psychological injuries from having a sexual relationship with his teacher, Stephanie Ragusa. ...more

November 17, 2009

A ballistics test couldn't officially determine which gun fired a bullet that struck a Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy in the neck last month. The bullet is from the same type of gun the deputy used. ...more

November 17, 2009

The Ladies of Soul donned work clothes to help local seniors at Acorn Trace Apartments on North Nebraska Avenue on Oct. 24. ...more

November 11, 2009

A 23-year-old man performed a sexual act on a friend against her will Sunday morning, Tampa police say. The woman gave Ronald Terrance a ride to his apartment about 3 a.m. Sunday, and they went inside. Terrance told her he wanted to have sex with her, and she said no but he touched her inappropriately anyway, an arrest report states. During the struggle, Terrance threatened the woman with a knife. ...more

November 2, 2009

A second suspect has been arrested in a home invasion-robbery in which a sheriff's deputy was shot in the neck. ...more

October 28, 2009

Not so long ago, we all lived in a world in which we decided where to meet friends before leaving the house and we hiked to the nearest pay phone if we got a flat tire. Then we got cell phones. ...more

October 25, 2009

Doctors for the Deerfield Beach boy set on fire by a group of teenagers say he's showing significant progress. Michael Brewer is being treated at a burn center jointly run by the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital. The center director said Thursday the 15-year-old's wounds have staved off infection — a common complication of severe burns. ...more

October 23, 2009

Three men entered an apartment and punched another man and hit him with a barbell before leaving with his wallet and money, police said. ...more

October 20, 2009

Miraculous. Sheriff David Gee could think of no better way to account for how one of his deputies survived a gunshot to the neck while responding to a 911 call. ...more

October 14, 2009

Police say a Seminole County mother strangled her toddler by using her hands and a bra. Authorities said Tuesday that 22-year-old Nioshka Bello was arrested upon release from the hospital, where she had been involuntarily committed after a suicide attempt. Police say Bello swallowed as many as 20 Benadryl pills after killing 2-year-old daughter Janessa Sandoval on Saturday. ...more

September 30, 2009