A 17-year-old was arrested Saturday on allegations that he choked a family member and also put a knife to her throat. ...more

January 6, 2010

A youth center director who was acquitted years ago of allegations that he molested a student has been arrested in northern New York on new charges that he forcibly raped a 13-year-old girl. ...more

January 2, 2010

Police were called six times in 2009 to the house where an 11-year-old girl and her 15-year-old boyfriend are accused of trying to kill the girl's mother by setting the mother's bed on fire. ...more

January 2, 2010

LAND O' LAKES - During a routine cell search Monday morning, a 50-year-old inmate at Land O' Lakes Jail got unruly, Pasco County sheriff's officials say, and attacked several deputies. ...more

December 30, 2009

A 61-year-old man was arrested Thursday, accused of exploiting a 91-year-old Alzheimer's patient for whom he had power of attorney. ...more

December 18, 2009

The Senate Special Committee on Aging estimates that as many as five million Americans may be victims of elder abuse every year. ...more

December 17, 2009

County finds no Sunshine Law violations; state won't investigate. ...more

December 10, 2009

Jack Nicklaus said the fallout over Tiger Woods' car crash and allegations of extramarital affairs is "none of my business." ...more

December 10, 2009

The mother of a 9-year-old girl who accused a custodian of molesting her at school has filed notice that she plans to sue the Hillsborough County school district. ...more

December 6, 2009

The Florida Supreme Court on Monday denied Gov. Charlie Crist's request to impanel a statewide grand jury to investigate public corruption. ...more

November 30, 2009