A city traffic technician was arrested Monday in what police said was his third DUI offense. He was driving a city vehicle, an arrest report said. ...more

October 23, 2007

TAMPA - A city traffic technician was arrested last night in what police said was his third DUI offense. He was driving a city vehicle, according to an arrest report. Tampa police said Kenan Glenn Brown, 43, was driving north on MacDill Avenue and making a right turn to go east on Kennedy Boulevard when he was stopped. ...more

October 23, 2007

EAST MANATEE - It was just after 8 p.m. and night was falling fast Sunday when a Manatee County sheriff's deputy saw a car going way too fast on State Road 70. ...more

October 16, 2007

SEBRING — If you try to illegally hunt doves, you could end up paying a big price. Dove hunting is not only regulated by Florida law enforcement officials, it's also regulated by the federal government because the birds migrate from state to state. ...more

October 12, 2007

LORIDA — A Lorida hunter whose Web site touts him as "Florida's Exclusive Guide and Outfitter" and who has been featured on several nationally televised hunting shows, is facing second-degree misdemeanor charges for attempting to take an alligator without a permit. Daniel Santangelo, 42, of 5229 Bluff Hammock Road, was cited by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Officials on Aug. 16, the first night of the 2007 Phase I alligator hunting season, in the Kissimmee River at Bluff Hammock. The officer who pulled over the airboat said he saw one of Santangelo's passengers standing on the boat with a harpoon as he approached the vessel, according to Highlands County Courthouse records. ...more

October 9, 2007

Eight days into her college career, Plant High School graduate Mary Grace Taaffe died from injuries in a wreck that occurred while she drove under the influence. ...more

October 2, 2007

TAMPA - Eight days into her college career, Plant High graduate Mary Grace Taaffe died from injuries suffered in a crash in which she drove under the influence. On Sunday, investigators charged Florida Gulf Coast University students Nicholas Charles Herrig, 19, and Kevin Michael Curtin, 19, with misdemeanor charges of hosting an open house party. Taaffe left the party minutes before her crash. Different charges are pending against partygoers Tyler Fry, Brian Cochran and Brett Griffin, a release states. The three "gave false statements to law enforcement" about what they knew about the party and crash, an investigative report released today states. ...more

October 1, 2007

Although entering the building is a misdemeanor offense, the condemned Nan-Ces-O-Wee Hotel has become a hotbed for activity lately. ...more

September 27, 2007