A 17-year-old girl was grazed by a bullet Saturday following an argument that ended with gunfire, according to Tampa police. ...more

November 7, 2009

An American civilian working alongside U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan has been killed in an insurgent attack. ...more

August 17, 2009

One of two men who kicked in a kitchen door and ran into gunfire from the homeowner Saturday night dropped dead in the driveway of the Lakeland home Saturday, while the other man got away in a black sports utility vehicle. ...more

March 29, 2009

An incident that led to a man being fatally shot by two Polk County sheriff's deputies began following an unreported burglary, deputies say. At 1:41 a.m. Sunday, deputies came to 128 Idaho Ave. for a reported shooting. They determined two people had fought and exchanged gunfire, leaving the scene before deputies came. ...more

March 24, 2009

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal shooting of a man by a deputy that happened early this morning. ...more

March 22, 2009

You've probably never heard of Ottawa University. Neither had Derrick Ward when the Kansas school reached out to him six years ago. ...more

March 4, 2009

Three Pinellas County teenagers are in custody this morning charged with the attempted murder of a police officer. ...more

January 27, 2009

A fatal stabbing on Virginia Tech campus has triggered a crisis alert system that was revamped after a deadly mass shooting there in 2007. ...more

January 21, 2009

Police are looking for more information about gunfire Wednesday night that wounded a man on an apartment balcony. ...more

January 15, 2009

Line of duty deaths for law enforcement dropped 23 percent in 2008, a marked contrast when deaths in the previous year hit a two-decade high. ...more

January 4, 2009