SARASOTA — Hotel owner Czelaw "Chester" Jarosz fought back when a robber came into his North Trail motel office, police said. ...more

June 7, 2008

ORLANDO - A black bear seen lounging by the pool at the Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando earlier in the week has been caught. ...more

June 1, 2008

When deputies found Edward Covington hiding under a pile of clothes in the Lutz mobile home where his girlfriend and her two children were slaughtered, he was covered in what looked like blood, according to court documents. ...more

May 23, 2008

When deputies found Edward Covington hiding under a pile of clothes in the Lutz mobile home where his girlfriend and her two children were slaughtered, he was covered in what looked like blood, according to court documents. ...more

May 22, 2008

China is grappling with the next massive task in the aftermath of its earthquake - how to shelter the 5 million people left homeless. ...more

May 21, 2008

A rare genetic variation dramatically raises the risk of developing autism, a large study showed, opening new research targets for better understanding and treating the disorder. ...more

January 10, 2008

Investigators say it could take months to identify bones found Friday inside a submerged vehicle belonging to a woman reported missing in 2005. ...more

October 17, 2007

LAKELAND - Investigators say it could take months to identify bones found Friday inside a submerged vehicle belonging to a woman reported missing in 2005. Although detectives have not ruled out foul play, they have seen no indication that the person found in the vehicle was murdered, said W.J. Martin, the sheriff's office chief of investigation. ...more

October 16, 2007

JACKSONVILLE - The group charged with cleaning up the state's foster care system after one child went missing and another was found dead released its first recommendations for change Wednesday. Ideas ranged from collecting DNA samples from foster children to allow better tracking to ensuring all adults living in a foster home have background checks to following up on previous requirements from the Department of Children & Families that foster care children be seen on a monthly basis. ...more

October 11, 2007

A Russian boy suffers head injuries after falling from a window while trying to elude police. A North African man slips from a window ledge and fractures his leg while fleeing officers. A Chinese woman lies in a coma after plunging from a window during a police check. ...more

September 23, 2007