DeAndra James returned Tuesday to the rental house where she and her five children lived before it was damaged by fire last week. ...more

October 31, 2007

A 24-year-old Largo man lit his neighbor's porch furniture on fire this weekend, Largo police say. His neighbor, a former friend, wasn't home at the time but received a text message saying her house was burning, a Largo police news release states. ...more

October 29, 2007

Abner Aust, an 86-year-old retired Air Force colonel and certified fighter ace, will be sentenced Dec. 4 on a probation violation charge. ...more

October 23, 2007

BARTOW - Abner Aust, an 86-year-old retired Air Force colonel and certified fighter ace, will be sentenced on Dec. 4 for a probation violation that could keep him in prison an additional 15 years. The date was set at a hearing today at the Polk County Courthouse by Judge Randall McDonald ...more

October 22, 2007

TAMPA - Crews put out three house blazes over the span of about six hours this weekend, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

October 21, 2007

A 36-year-old man has been arrested on grand theft and burglary charges, accused of breaking in to a church and stealing $250,000 in jewelry. ...more

October 19, 2007

Aggravated assault - An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault usually is accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. ...more

October 16, 2007

LAKELAND - Collectors advertise images from Col. Abner Aust on the Internet - $35 for a picture of him standing on a P-51 Mustang during World War II, $100 for an autographed letter. ...more

October 15, 2007

The fire that tore through the Massachusetts Avenue Farmers Market early Thursday morning was arson, Mike Ciccarello, Pasco Fire Rescue acting assistant chief, said Monday. ...more

October 9, 2007

TAMPA - Deputies arresting a man they say broke into a convenience store early today also booked him on an arson charge after the store burst into flames during the arrest, officials said. Juan Hernandez Mendoza, 28, no known address, was taken to Orient Road Jail and held without bail. ...more

October 5, 2007