He blamed his dog but authorities and physicians didn't buy it. Now, John Joseph MacCarelli III faces a felony charge of felony child abuse, accused of hurting an infant he was watching while the boy's father worked. ...more

January 13, 2009

Outside, the motion-triggered floodlights in her fenced-in yard had been unscrewed. The Chevrolet Blazer was missing. All the doors were locked. ...more

January 7, 2009

Ralph Daniel Wright Jr., the former sergeant at MacDill Air Force Base who stands accused in the murders of his ex-girlfriend and their 15-month-old son, accidentally left a glove behind at the murder scene, according to court documents unsealed this morning. ...more

January 6, 2009

A 13-year-old girl was beaten with an electrical cord and belt Sunday night by her mother's boyfriend after she ran away from home, Hillsborough County deputies say. Corbett Bailey, 24, of Tampa, was arrested about 12:11 a.m. today. He was charged with aggravated child abuse. ...more

December 1, 2008

Through this new technique, chiropractors now have the tools to help chronic pain suffers find relief. ...more

November 25, 2008

They don't remember much about the wreck, but they'll never forget Allyson Faulk. ...more

November 18, 2008

Plant High School students were offered grief counselors this morning as they coped with the death of popular 17-year-old Allyson Faulk in a car crash Friday. ...more

November 17, 2008

On July 10, 2004, Sharon Sprout aimed a .38-caliber pistol at the back of her sleeping boyfriend's head and pulled the trigger, detectives say she told them. ...more

November 15, 2008

Jamie Cruz Rodriguez said he loved his fiancee and would never have hurt her. ...more

November 15, 2008

Galina Komissarchuk said she and her husband had been arguing with their daughter and son-in-law, when her daughter unexpectedly showed up at her parents' Sarasota house late at night. ...more

November 5, 2008