An 8-year-old boy accused in the deaths of his father and another man gave police conflicting accounts about the shootings, at one point saying, "I wasn't shooting any guns" before admitting to firing at least two shots at each of the men. ...more

November 19, 2008

Death has always been a part of life. There's evidence that even as far back as 60,000 B.C., Neanderthals were burying their dead with flowers. Every culture has its own traditions and superstitions that accompany death. These are just a few: ...more

November 10, 2008

How much help can a disabled voter legally get from a friend, family member, caretaker or guardian when they're casting their vote? ...more

October 28, 2008

Vidal Mills asks a visitor to call before dropping by his Carver City home so a family member can hold the chained pit bull in the front yard at bay. ...more

October 28, 2008

The father of a teenager slain in his Tampa driveway says his family feels threatened because the case has not been resolved. ...more

October 27, 2008

This election is no time to be sitting on the sidelines, said the wife of Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden at a Tampa event Saturday. ...more

October 26, 2008

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin met with an independent investigator Friday to testify about allegations she abused her powers during a long-running personnel controversy that has now distracted from her Republican vice presidential campaign. ...more

October 25, 2008

Polk deputies arrested a state Department of Corrections officer Tuesday, saying he falsely reported a crime last month involving smuggling marijuana to an inmate. ...more

October 15, 2008

A Pinellas County Jail inmate died Sunday after he complained of chest pains to deputies and medical staff, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

October 12, 2008

Florida's Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink has set up a task force to protect the state's elderly from financial fraud. The task force had its first meeting Monday in Tampa, hearing from victims with an eye on proposing legislation to toughen state statutes. ...more

October 7, 2008