I have been going to the mall on Friday nights for a long time now and this new youth escort policy is really not fair to me. I try my best to behave and not cause a disruption and am very disappointed to see that my time there will be ending. ...more

September 2, 2009

Seventy-five-year-old Marcie Rae Lee took a bit out of crime Monday afternoon. Well, out of a criminal at least. The woman was robbed after shopping at a Publix, but not before Lee bit the attacker in the forearm, police said. "Apparently, it was a pretty significant bite," Sgt. George Katjsa said, "because there was blood all over the place and the victim wasn't hurt. It was the bad person who was hurt." ...more

March 24, 2009

A man on probation for DUI-manslaughter is going back to prison after being found drunk behind the wheel of an idling car. ...more

March 24, 2009

Gary Sheffield is trying something new as he enters his 21st season in the majors: He wants to cut back on controversial remarks. ...more

February 17, 2009

Just down the road from the mobile home where the body of a 21-year-old still lay late Thursday morning, more than a dozen relatives and friends gathered beyond the yellow crime scene tape waiting for answers, looking for comfort and processing what had happened. ...more

October 17, 2008

Prosecutors and defense attorneys called the final witnesses to the stand Monday, and when court resumes Wednesday, the jury is expected to decide the fate of David Lee Onstott. ...more

August 19, 2008

Dallas Dwayne Carter, 44, had both hips replaced and was on disability, and whenever he tried to work, the pain just got worse. He had two sons he had to take care of, and he had $6,000 in unpaid bills. So Carter says in a suicide note he wrote before he fired 30 shots at Pinellas Park police Saturday night. They returned fire, killing him. The note was released this afternoon by the Pinellas Park Police Department. ...more

July 23, 2008

Police are searching for the person who fatally shot a family pet in the head early this morning. Ada Tavares called the police about 3:45 a.m. and told them she heard her 3-year-old dog, Princess, barking, then heard a gunshot. After the gunshot, she said she heard a yelp, then silence. ...more

July 21, 2008

TAMPA - A police officer used her Taser to stun a suspected shoplifter, but he continued fighting and stunned her with the weapon, police say. ...more

June 24, 2008

Preston Parker is getting a second chance at Florida State, but the Seminoles' 2007 offensive MVP is under more scrutiny than ever after he reached a plea agreement Monday in a Palm Beach County courtroom. ...more

May 20, 2008