Two teenage gang members were arrested today in the beating death of a man whose body was found behind a Bradenton business in February, Bradenton police said. ...more

May 29, 2009

The following people were booked Wednesday, May 27 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

May 29, 2009

Authorities say a Charlotte County man accused of raping a 9-year-old girl at gunpoint has been found dead in Iowa. ...more

May 28, 2009

Some Hernando High students who vandalized school may be allowed to walk at graduation. ...more

May 28, 2009

A pallet thief who used his pickup to ram open a gate was nabbed by police this week when the battering-ram truck got stuck in the mud during the heist, authorities said. ...more

May 28, 2009

Words about Brett Favre's retirement always include a qualifier, and Vikings coach Brad Childress offered the latest: "As far as I know." ...more

May 22, 2009

A 57-year-old Tampa man forced a woman into her apartment and poured lighter fluid on her, saying he would kill her because she was cheating on him, Tampa police say. The two were co-workers and had never dated, police say. ...more

May 4, 2009

A bill (SB 2276) that passed the Legislature today and is headed to the governor would require anyone arrested on a felony charge to submit DNA, usually a sample of saliva. ...more

May 1, 2009

Police say Leon Brooks stole more than $5,000 worth of cigarettes in April and sold them on the streets of Clearwater. ...more

May 1, 2009

Two teenagers and a 12-year-old boy are accused of using a semi-automatic handgun while robbing a woman outside the West Pasco Art Guild on Wednesday morning. New Port Richey Police charged Zachary Bogucki, 15, and Chase Jacob Swinson, 15, with armed robbery and armed burglary, while the 12-year-old , was charged with armed robbery, records said. ...more

April 30, 2009