With the mission finally coming to a close, Discovery commander Pamela Melroy acknowledged Tuesday she had been "extremely concerned" about the safety of the spacewalker who went out to fix the space station's ripped solar wing. ...more

November 7, 2007

POINCIANA - Detectives are investigating a charred body found in an undeveloped subdivision as a homicide, Polk County Sheriff's officials said. ...more

November 1, 2007

Astronauts added a new room to the International Space Station on Friday in the way of Harmony. ...more

October 27, 2007

A man who was looking through a dumpster behind a Sarasota Blockbuster video store found several boxes of paper with sensitive financial information from customers. ...more

October 22, 2007

The NASA official who presided over Columbia's doomed re-entry - and who will make the final call about whether Discovery should launch Tuesday - said that he is confident this will be a safe flight despite lingering questions about wing imperfections. ...more

October 22, 2007

Polk County Sheriff's Office dive team members discovered a submerged vehicle that was reported missing in 2005. ...more

October 12, 2007

NEW PORT RICHEY – A judge granted a mistrial today in the case of Phillup Alan Partin because of the last-minute discovery of an FDLE report last week. Partin, 42, is charged with first-degree murder in the July 2002 death of 16-year-old Joshan Ashbrook. He faces the death penalty if found guilty as charged. Ashbrook's body was found in the woods off Shady Hills Road on Aug. 1, 2002. ...more

October 9, 2007