Graffiti doesn't last long in Timberlane Park. Almost as soon as a gang member finishes tagging a building, road sign or sidewalk, Carlton Lewis and other residents of the Town 'N Country neighborhood are grabbing cameras and cans of paint so they can both document and eradicate the symbols. ...more

June 27, 2008

Graffiti doesn't last long in Timberlane Park. Almost as soon as a gang member finishes tagging a building, road sign or sidewalk, Carlton Lewis and other residents of the Town 'N Country neighborhood are grabbing cameras and cans of paint so they can both document and eradicate the symbols. Lewis spoke at a news conference today in the park that was held to showcase recent efforts by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office to combat gang-related crimes. ...more

June 26, 2008

SARASOTA — A registered sex offender crept into an elderly woman's home and tried to molest her early Monday, deputies say. ...more

June 24, 2008

PORT RICHEY A woman is in jail and her accomplice is wanted following a strong-arm robbery in which the woman pummeled a man with her fists to collect a drug debt, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

May 31, 2008

A judge on Wednesday approved Madonna's adoption of a Malawian boy she met in an orphanage in 2006. ...more

May 29, 2008

AVON PARK — An Avon Park woman remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $1,500 bond Wednesday, after police charged her with punching and robbing her ex in the parking lot of the Hendricks Corner grocery store. Cara Anne Parnell, 31, of 906 Palmer Ave., was booked on charges of robbery and domestic violence battery (with a previous conviction for domestic battery). The 57-year-old victim, an Avon Park resident living at a different address, reported that at about 8 a.m. Saturday, he was parked along the west side of Hendricks and was standing at his driver's side door, when Parnell got out of a blue vehicle and walked up to him demanding money, the report stated. The victim refused and was punched in his neck. Parnell walked away, but returned demanding money again. He told her he wasn't giving her any, the report stated. ...more

May 28, 2008

Robert Linger was arrested as part of an undercover operation at an adult movie theater. ...more

May 17, 2008

Thinking 'out loud until it started to hurt... Florida quarterback 'Tim Tebow, famous for his missionary work, spent spring break in the Philippines helping provide medical aid to the needy, including performing circumcisions. Apparently the experience was a lot like last year in Baton Rouge when he was surrounded by LSU fans. ...more

May 10, 2008

Though the Jammy Awards were able to bring together the members of Phish for the first time since they broke up four years ago, the reunion may not have been everything Phish-heads had hoped for. ...more

May 9, 2008

Simon Cowell once told Jason Castro that his face would save him from elimination. Not this time. ...more

May 8, 2008