A 37-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in a mortgage fraud scheme involving one of the nation's largest subprime mortgage companies, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said. ...more

February 14, 2008

The chilly conditions, Saturday's Children's Gasparilla Parade washout and NFL playoff games caused a sparse turnout for Sunday's "Piratechnic" Extravaganza on Bayshore Boulevard. ...more

January 21, 2008

A 7-year-old girl was hit by a car at Sunset Point and Flora roads as she walked home Thursday from Kings Highway Elementary School with her brother. ...more

November 9, 2007

A 24-year-old man who was involved in a crash was arrested after fleeing from deputies and hiding in a retention pond Thursday, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

September 27, 2007

After stabbing Big Pig on Sunday, William Lilley went on a crime spree, according to a criminal affidavit. ...more

September 21, 2007

Hillsborough County State Attorney Mark Ober reported Wednesday that sheriff's Deputies Shawn Duggan and Robert Carr were justified in using deadly force in the shooting death of Michael Allen Phillips. ...more

September 20, 2007

A 42-year-old man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after exposing an artificial penis to adolescent boys in locker rooms at community pools and public restrooms, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

September 12, 2007