SEBRING — They threw rose petals into Lake Jackson, and the wind from an evening storm floated them back. Betty Martin said a prayer for her niece, Ruth Marie, and for "people who have brought harm toward Marie." ...more

June 20, 2008

Because even under the most favorable circumstances Steve O'Neill is as chatty as a clam, we don't know what was on the 47-year-old Port Richey city councilman's mind early on the morning of May 25 when he climbed behind the wheel of his 2001 Ford. ...more

June 1, 2008

AVON PARK — A man was arrested late Saturday afternoon after he was accused of smashing his car into a house and then taking off, according to an official with the Avon Park Police Department. Roberto Jimenez, of Plant City, was charged with DUI, leaving the scene of an accident and driving without a valid driver's license in connection with the Saturday evening accident at 2601 Woodruff Heights, said police Sgt. Sally Vega. All three charges are misdemeanors. Jimenez was being held at Highlands County Jail in lieu of a $2,250 bond Sunday. According to Vega and other witnesses, a red Plymouth Breeze with Ohio license plates backed through the wall of the house at around 4:18 p.m. Saturday. Vega said that car was driven by Jimenez, who was visiting a neighbor when he hit the house. The home, owned by Reina V. Rodriguez and Angel L. Maldonado according to Highlands County Property Appraiser records, was unoccupied at the time of the accident, and no injuries were reported. ...more

February 11, 2008

A judge sentenced a woman to nearly the maximum prison term for negligent homicide after hearing a recorded jail conversation in which she made light of the bicyclist she killed. ...more

January 25, 2008

A 34-year-old Spring Hill man has been arrested in connection with a Christmas Day crash at U.S. 19 and Little Road that killed three people. ...more

January 19, 2008

Britney Spears went to a courthouse Monday but abruptly left amid a swarm of paparazzi without attending a hearing in her child-custody battle with her ex-husband, missing a chance to try to persuade a commissioner to restore her visitation rights to her two little boys. ...more

January 15, 2008

The day after former Hillsborough County sheriff's Deputy Daniel Brock announced that he will be allowed to keep his law enforcement certification, state prosecutors said they have passed their criminal investigation into Brock's actions to the U.S. attorney's office. ...more

December 21, 2007

The U.S. Attorney's Office will lead the investigation into allegations against former Hillsborough County Deputy Daniel Brock, the state attorney's office announced today. ...more

December 20, 2007

Jenn Sterger woke up on Sept. 5, 2005, just another Florida State student excited about that night's game against Miami at Doak Campbell Stadium. She woke up the next morning an Internet celebrity after being shown repeatedly on TV during ABC's national telecast. She'll be on E! Entertainment Television in January as one of the 20 hottest women on the Internet. ...more

November 23, 2007

Already on the lookout for a running back to replace Cadillac Williams and a left tackle to replace Luke Petitgout, the Bucs will not have to expand their search to include a tight end to replace Jerramy Stevens. ...more

October 3, 2007