It was an irresistible 400-pound temptation. "We had the idea of taking the bull at Bloomingdale for a long time. Everyone talked about doing it for years," said Frank "Tuna" Carotenuto, 16. ...more

August 2, 2008

How do you steal a 400-pound bronze statue of a bull? Assemble five teens with a tarp and a pickup truck. That's how the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office today described last week's theft of the statue — the mascot at Bloomingdale High School. ...more

August 1, 2008

Ethan Hawke and wife Ryan Shawhughes are the new parents of a baby girl. ...more

July 24, 2008

Deputies arrested a 27-year-old Plant City man Tuesday morning for having sex with a 15-year-old girl, according to an arrest report. ...more

July 23, 2008

The criminal charges are simple, the case complex, involving a well-known local veterinarian, a show horse he was to euthanize and a $10,000 life insurance payoff for the animal a state investigator says is probably still alive - somewhere. ...more

June 21, 2008

The school board has fired a former James Elementary School secretary accused of stealing almost $7,890 from an after-school program, officials said. ...more

June 18, 2008

Two teenagers face several felony charges for burglarizing two schools, a home and a pet business, Dade City police said. ...more

June 13, 2008

A convicted felon was arrested Wednesday afternoon after deputies found what appeared to be a rocket launcher in the trunk of his car, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

June 12, 2008

LAKELAND - A convicted felon was arrested Wednesday afternoon after deputies found what appeared to be a rocket launcher in the trunk of his car, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

June 11, 2008

The NBA commissioner dismissed as "baseless" allegations from a former referee at the center of a gambling scandal that the 2002 playoff series was rigged by league referees and officials. ...more

June 11, 2008