The theft of a $400 skunk from the Animal Crackers Pet Store has led to criminal charges for two people. ...more

July 2, 2009

Prosecutors will determine whether criminal charges will be filed against a teen mother after her 11-month-old son apparently drowned in a bathtub on Sunday, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

June 3, 2009

A grand jury has indicted a Florida hedge fund manager who disappeared for two weeks before surrendering to face criminal charges. ...more

April 29, 2009

A grand jury has indicted a Florida hedge fund manager who disappeared for two weeks before surrendering to face criminal charges. ...more

April 28, 2009

Sheriff beleives Vernon headed in right direction ...more

March 26, 2009

The sheriff's finance director was given a written reprimand Friday for her drunken driving arrest last summer. ...more

March 25, 2009

A written reprimand was given to the sheriff's finance director on Friday for her drunken driving arrest. ...more

March 24, 2009

Two administrators at the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in St. Petersburg are suspected of having stolen tens of thousands of dollars in state funds by having checks made to companies that didn't provide any products in return, according to court documents. ...more

March 23, 2009

The Dallas school system was rocked by allegations Thursday that staff members at an inner-city high school made students settle their differences by fighting bare-knuckle brawls inside a steel cage. ...more

March 19, 2009

More than 45 years ago, as attorney general of Minnesota, I joined with the attorneys general of 21 states in asking the Supreme Court to ensure that counsel would be appointed for all people facing criminal charges who could not afford it. The court answered our plea. Yet today, its historic decision in Gideon v. Wainwright is at risk. ...more

March 14, 2009