A grand jury is calling it murder. David McBurnett Jr., 19, was indicted for first-degree murder in the beating death of his girlfriend's 1-year-old son, Hunter Morris. The child, who suffered internal bleeding, a rib fracture and "numerous contusions," died in the hospital on Sept. 12. ...more

October 3, 2009

A 1-year-old child is brain dead after he was beaten by his mother's boyfriend for crying too much, a report states. ...more

September 12, 2009

A 1-year-old child is brain dead after he was beaten by his mother's boyfriend for crying too much, a report states. ...more

September 11, 2009

LAKE PLACID A Fort Pierce woman remained in jail Thursday on a $26,250 bond after being arrested on warrants alleging she hit a man with her vehicle and fled. ...more

March 12, 2009

Three men were arrested Saturday in separate cases involving battery. Laureano Diaz, 74, of Sebring, was charged with battery of a person 65 years of age or older; Jason Lee Guzik, 34, of Sebring, was charged with obstructing justice, a felony, and misdemeanor battery; and Mike Lopez, 38, of Lorida, was charged with felony battery. ...more

January 13, 2009

When Rachel Constance DeJesus swung the bat early yesterday morning, deputies say, she connected. ...more

July 5, 2008

TAMPA - The Humane Society of the United States is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who killed a puppy and left the body in a Clearwater parking lot. ...more

July 3, 2008