Two members of the Dover Locos gang were arrested after deputies found a bag of marijuana and thousands of dollars inside a Cadillac Escalade, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

April 1, 2009

"Slumdog Millionaire" took the best-picture Academy Award and seven other Oscars on Sunday, including director for Danny Boyle, whose ghetto-to-glory story paralleled the film's unlikely rise to Hollywood's summit. ...more

February 23, 2009

Pedro Peguero, 20, of Riverview, surrendered to detectives around 4 p.m. today. He was charged with aggravated battery with great bodily harm for the injuries to Sredrick Trevor Powe outside the Green Iguana bar and booked into Orient Road Jail without bail. ...more

December 19, 2008

Gang activity in Florida has grown to more than 1,500 active criminal gangs with over 65,000 gang members. In the Tampa Bay area, there are approximately 120 gangs with more than 3,200 members operating within the region. As violent crime associated with gangs has increased, gang members are being recruited younger and younger. A comprehensive plan and coordinated action is essential to halt, and ultimately reverse, the growth of gangs in our state. ...more

September 15, 2008

A report released Tuesday on Florida's growing gang problem suggested lawmakers toughen sentencing guidelines and devote more money to protecting witnesses and anti-gang training for police and prosecutors. ...more

January 16, 2008

A report released today on Florida's growing gang problem suggested lawmakers toughen sentencing guidelines and devote more money to protecting witnesses and anti-gang training for police and prosecutors. ...more

January 15, 2008

"One-Way Ticket: A Brady Coyne Novel," by William G. Tapply (St. Martin's Minotaur, $23.95) ...more

December 23, 2007