St. PETERSBURG - Glen Powell, the man killed in a gunbattle with two bailiffs at the downtown courthouse Wednesday, had 71 more rounds of ammunition in his backpack, sheriff's authorities said today. ...more

May 8, 2008

LAKEWOOD RANCH - A Jewish family in Lakewood Ranch had a swastika painted on their door this week in what the resident said was clearly a hate crime. ...more

May 8, 2008

A fire that destroyed most of a building housing a Lakeland military surplus store on Feb. 10 was caused by combustible material stored too close to a heat source, an inspector said. ...more

February 18, 2008

The girlfriend of the man who killed five people and himself at Northern Illinois University said Sunday that he called her early on Valentine's Day, the day of the shooting, to say goodbye. ...more

February 18, 2008

A man known for his kind soul and generous nature was beaten about the head and strangled to death early Thursday morning. ...more

February 15, 2008

Ammunition crackled. An explosion shook the ground. And traffic along Lakeland's main drag ground to a halt Sunday afternoon as a fire raged for almost three hours. ...more

February 11, 2008

LAKELAND - Ammunition crackled. An explosion shook the ground. And traffic along Lakeland's main drag ground to a halt Sunday afternoon as a fire raged for almost three hours. ...more

February 10, 2008

TAMPA - Apparently, all a probation officer and deputy have to do is ask and they receive. ...more

February 7, 2008

Paul Kallenbach was so angry after a fatal gunfight at the Kwik Stop that after firing a number of rounds outside the convenience store, he took one last shot at a motorist, police said. ...more

February 7, 2008

A reputed gang member showed off his guns and taunted police on an Internet video to come and get him - and they did just that. ...more

January 20, 2008