Taliban insurgents once derided as a ragtag rabble unable to match U.S. troops have transformed into a fighting force - one advanced enough to mount massive conventional attacks and claim American lives at a record pace. ...more

August 25, 2008

Detectives are looking for two men after two people were injured during an armed robbery and shooting Saturday afternoon at Lucky Pool, 4717 49th St. N. ...more

August 24, 2008

Detectives are looking for two suspects following an armed robbery and shooting at Lucky Pool, 4717 49th St. N., that left two people injured Saturday afternoon. ...more

August 23, 2008

A 44-year-old man was found dead behind a liquor store this morning, and detectives are trying to determine whether he was slain, St. Petersburg police said. ...more

August 21, 2008

To remember a sergeant lost a year ago to gunfire, deputies and officers hit the streets Friday night performing a job their colleague considered his life's work. ...more

August 16, 2008

TAMPA - To remember a sergeant lost a year ago to gunfire, deputies and officers will hit the streets tonight performing a job their colleague considered his life's work. ...more

August 15, 2008

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is working on what appears to be a murder-suicide, sheriff's spokeswoman Carrie Rodgers said. ...more

August 12, 2008

Parents and students are mourning the death of a teacher known for his sense of humor and by the nickname "Mr. E." ...more

August 3, 2008

Sean S. Ellenberger was a 39-year-old teacher at a private school in St. Petersburg. ...more

August 3, 2008

A 39-year-old teacher died this morning after he was shot in a robbery in which a suspect was also fatally wounded. ...more

August 2, 2008