A man shot himself in the chest and lied about it to law enforcement so he could claim disability benefits, North Port police say. ...more

September 9, 2008

GAINESVILLE - The Percy Harvin watch continues. The wide receiver participated in practice Saturday as the Gators inch closer to their season opener against Hawaii. While the junior didn't participate in the full session, it is a step in the right direction for the preseason All-SEC receiver. ...more

August 24, 2008

A fight in a Seffner home left one person with a gunshot wound to his upper torso. ...more

August 23, 2008

Police have charged three teenagers in a shooting that wounded two others at a city park on Monday. Darnell Jackson, 17, Demetrius Johnson, 17, and Devarius McClain, 16, are charged with two felony counts of aggravated battery with a firearm, Tampa police said today. ...more

August 13, 2008

A youth football league has canceled practice for the week at a city park after a shooting there Monday that wounded two teenagers, the league's executive director said. ...more

August 13, 2008

A woman was hospitalized after being shot while at home today in the Countryside area, police said. ...more

August 12, 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

Police are looking for anyone connected with the shooting Monday of two teens at a park on North 34th Street. ...more

August 12, 2008

BRADENTON BEACH – A 79-year-old man fatally shot himself in the chest while sitting on a bench behind the concession stand at Coquina Beach this morning. ...more

August 5, 2008

Clearwater police have identified the homeowner they say shot someone in his garage this morning. Lester Rollins, 58, was sitting in his garage at 902 Pennsylvania Ave. at 4:45 a.m. when a man approached, said Elizabeth Daly-Watts, a spokeswoman for Clearwater's public safety departments. ...more

August 5, 2008