A Spring Hill woman was arrested Tuesday on charges that she locked a teenage boy in a bathroom for two years and beat him with a plank of wood. The 16-year-old managed to escape Monday and go to a neighbor's house for help. A responding deputy said he found the boy covered in bruises and cuts. ...more

February 12, 2009

A Spring Hill woman has been arrested on charges saying she locked a teenage boy in a bathroom for two years and beat him with a plank of wood. ...more

February 12, 2009

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' growing injury list now includes linebacker Derrick Brooks. ...more

December 15, 2008

Two-year-old Janice Johnson pedaled a three-wheeler on the sidewalk outside her apartment Wednesday, waving at relatives. ...more

November 20, 2008

Solo workouts can get tedious. But burning calories and toning muscles with a partner can add an appreciated boost to nearly any workout. ...more

November 20, 2008

Relatives of a Tampa woman grieved today, recalling how they had learned late Tuesday that her body had been found in a vacant house in Lakeland. Jennifer Denise Johnson, 31, was reported missing Saturday evening after family members became concerned when she did not appear in time for her 2-year-old daughter's birthday party. The family scrapped the party, anxious and worried. ...more

November 19, 2008

Florida coach Urban Meyer makes no secret of has affinity for the University of Utah, the school he coached to a 12-0 record in 2004. ...more

November 18, 2008

Police are searching for a man involved in a robbery that turned fatal at Tuscany Pointe Apartments after the victim fought back, investigators said. ...more

November 8, 2008

Needing only a four-pitch first inning Monday, LHP Jon Lester looked like he would mow down the Rays like he did in his three previous starts against them this year. ...more

October 14, 2008

Polk County detectives are investigating a deputy-involved shooting in Wahneta. ...more

October 3, 2008