BRADENTON – A local man who was asked to pick up beer cans in his yard so it could be mowed became angry and waved a samurai sword at another man in his front yard, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 15, 2008

I read with interest last week the story about the wayward bull downtown. When a citizen complained, several city and county agencies sprang into action to corral the bull and secure him away from the area. ...more

August 7, 2008

Thousands of hybrid tea rose blossoms provide a spectacular roadside attraction. ...more

August 6, 2008

A 36-year-old man was shot in both legs and another man was shot in the forearm this morning in Gibsonton, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

August 5, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - A Verizon technician has filed a lawsuit against the former owner of Zeus, a 90-pound German shepherd who attacked him during a March 2007 service call at a Nokomis house. ...more

August 1, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - A Verizon technician has filed a lawsuit against the former owner of Zeus, a 90-pound German shepherd that attacked him during a 2007 service call to a Nokomis house. ...more

July 31, 2008

A Sebring man was listed in good condition at Tampa General Hospital, said hospital spokesman John Dunn on Thursday, after a rollover crash on U.S. 98 Wednesday night. ...more

July 31, 2008

A suspected shoplifter enlisted the help of her 17-year-old son to steal a pair of sneakers from a Bealls Outlet store on Tuesday. ...more

July 30, 2008

SEMINOLE - An injured person call led deputies to a house where they found a man covered with cuts in the front yard and a burned chair and nearly 100 marijuana plants inside the house, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

July 30, 2008

Warning signs welcomed by community. ...more

July 29, 2008