Nearly seven years ago, then-Circuit Judge Maynard Swanson unloaded on Lawrence Joey Smith in a 32-page sentencing order sending Smith to death row. ...more

February 23, 2008

Polk County authorities say they have caught a third person involved in a chase in which shots were fired at deputies. ...more

February 23, 2008

Hanging a noose in public could be against the law under a bill filed by a black state lawmaker, a reaction to recent intimidating uses of the lynching symbol. ...more

February 21, 2008

A man who went to extreme means in an attempt to convince a judge that he is insane was found guilty of attempted murder Thursday and was sentenced to life in prison. ...more

February 15, 2008

TAMPA - An attempted murder suspect's cell phone calls allowed Avon Park police to track him to Tampa on Wednesday, Avon Park's interim police chief said today. ...more

February 14, 2008

AVON PARK — The Avon Park Police Department is looking for a suspect in an attempted murder that took place at noon on Sunday, off of West Hall Street. ...more

February 11, 2008

TAMPA - On a July afternoon 26 1/2 years ago, two undercover narcotics investigators walked into a house on 29th Street and, almost immediately, gunfire erupted. The shooter now is being considered for release. ...more

January 14, 2008

A felon who escaped from two Hillsborough County deputies Thursday night is back in custody. ...more

January 14, 2008

A jailed gang member accused of firing an AK-47 as he ran through a North Miami Beach apartment complex is considered the main suspect in the shooting death of a police detective, officials said Wednesday. ...more

January 10, 2008

Two men are wanted in connection with a November shooting on Joe King Road in Plant City. ...more

January 7, 2008