A 27-year-old Plant City man ran from a traffic stop Sunday but was arrested minutes later on drug and other charges, Hillsborough County deputies said. ...more

January 19, 2009

More Getting Free Lunch The percentage of Pasco County students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals is on the rise and expected to top 50 percent by the end of February. ...more

January 18, 2009

A 21-year-old city man has been indicted on a charge he threatened to kill President-elect Barack Obama. ...more

January 16, 2009

A 20-year-old Plant City man was arrested and charged with armed carjacking, false imprisonment and aggravated battery Friday night, the Plant City Police Department reported. ...more

January 10, 2009

A Kenneth City man was found guilty Thursday in a June 2007 wreck that left a bicyclist dead. After a three-day trial, a jury convicted Shannon Whitfield, 43, of leaving the scene of an accident involving death and of drunken driving-manslaughter, according to Pinellas County computerized court records. ...more

January 9, 2009

A Dade City man angry that his vehicle wasn't returned on time broke into a house New Year's Day and stabbed the man who borrowed it, authorities say. ...more

January 6, 2009

A 19-year-old Plant City man was killed Sunday afternoon when he was ejected from his car during a crash, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Brett Russell Fuller, 19, of 5012 Mud Lake Road, was driving his 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer northbound on Mud Lake Road about 2:45 p.m. when he lost control, deputies said. ...more

January 5, 2009

An attorney sleeping in court may be "inexcusable," according to a federal appeals court, but it's no excuse for the client. ...more

January 1, 2009

A lawyer sleeping in court may be "inexcusable," according to a federal appeals court, but it's no excuse for the client. ...more

December 31, 2008

A Plant City man entered a pregnant neighbor's bedroom while she was sleeping, touched her inappropriately and left wearing women's underwear after the woman told him to stop, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

December 29, 2008