Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Wednesday she would consider serving in the Senate if God gave her the opportunity and Alaskans wanted her to take the job. The state's senior senator, Republican Ted Stevens, held a dwindling lead as the count resumed in his re-election bid. ...more

November 13, 2008

Deputies charged a woman with three felony counts of child neglect after finding three children living with roaches, feces-filled toilets, no food and limited electricity, an affidavit states. ...more

October 31, 2008

Police accused a 20-year-old man and two teenagers of attacking three people in Copeland Park on Tuesday, stabbing one of them. ...more

October 22, 2008

A Tampa woman is accused of entering Westchase Elementary School while drunk on Monday, punching a woman and yelling profanities in the presence of children, according to an affidavit. ...more

September 30, 2008

Police used a Taser on a man Monday night, causing him to drop an unloaded pistol, a preliminary report states. Jeffrey L. Parker, 32, of 7816 N. Cortez St., told Tampa police he was trying to kill himself while fleeing officers and had several rounds of ammunition, the report states. ...more

September 16, 2008

Polk deputies say an environmental cleanup company illegally dumped debris containing asbestos into the Green Swamp wetlands. ...more

September 12, 2008

Thousands of spectators cheered Olympic medalists Michael Phelps, Dara Torres and Kobe Bryant on Wednesday as the city of Chicago got a high-profile boost to its bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. ...more

September 4, 2008

A Dover woman was being held at Orient Road Jail on Friday after animal investigators and deputies found 10 emaciated dogs at her house. ...more

August 30, 2008

A Dover woman is being held at Orient Road Jail this morning after animal investigators and deputies found 10 emaciated dogs at her house. ...more

August 29, 2008

boys while they slept in his house. David William Sadler, of 38623 White Drive, is charged with two felony counts of lewd and lascivious battery and one misdemeanor count of battery. The boys, ages 16, 15 and 14, reported similar stories: waking up to Sadler fondling their genitals, according to police reports. The incidents happened in May, reports state. Investigators with the Pasco County Sheriff's Office are asking any parents in the neighborhood whose children may have been at Sadler's home to call Detective Tim Harris at 1-800-854-2862, Ext. 5053. ...more

August 26, 2008