The second of two men charged in the slaying of John Benjamin heads to trial this morning in Pasco-Pinellas Circuit Court. ...more

December 11, 2007

Leo Presley punched his pregnant girlfriend on the left eye Sunday and hid under a bed from deputies, Hillsborough County authorities say. ...more

December 10, 2007

A long-missing Michelangelo sketch for the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, possibly his last design before his death, has been discovered in the basilica's offices, the Vatican newspaper said Thursday. ...more

December 7, 2007

If a "grand" tree grows in Safety Harbor, the city will protect it. Last week, the City Commission voted to enact a "grand" tree ordinance. The ordinance contains regulations to protect trees labeled grand based on their size and other factors. ...more

November 17, 2007

Daniel Parbel looked decidedly uncomfortable when detectives questioned him on Oct. 10, 2005, about John Benjamin's death. ...more

November 16, 2007

NEW PORT RICHEY - Opening statements are to begin this afternoon in Daniel Parbel's first-degree murder trial. Two years ago, authorities say, the Hudson man killed John J. Benjamin, who owed money to the stepdaughter of then-Port Richey police Chief Bill Sager. ...more

November 13, 2007

Two people are dead in a five-car accident at Interstate 275 and Gandy Blvd., Florida Highway Patrol Lt. M.D. Hensley said. The accident occurred at 10:44 p.m. Sunday. ...more

October 29, 2007

A mysterious Syrian military facility that was reportedly the target of an attack by Israeli jets last month has been razed, according to a new satellite image that shows only a vacant lot in the place where Syria was recently constructing what some U.S. officials believe was a nuclear reactor. ...more

October 26, 2007

TAMPA - Firefighters were on the scene of a road construction accident today in which they needed a bucket truck to lift an injured man off a barge in the Hillsborough River. ...more

October 9, 2007

Barbara Ellen Mongee was never far from home. The mystery surrounding the Seffner woman's whereabouts ended Friday after 14 years. Dental records determined bones found in a hidden grave less than a mile from her house were the remains of the 37-year-old mother. ...more

October 6, 2007