A gunman who tried to rob a couple outside a restaurant fled when one of the victims fought back, karate chopping the would-be robber's arm, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office reported. The gunman remains at large, despite deputies' efforts to track him with a dog, the report said. The attempted robbery happened about 9 p.m. Monday as a husband and wife, ages 59 and 58, left the Sioux City Steakhouse at 8515 Little Road, where they had just eaten dinner, the report said. As they approached their car, a man came up, holding a handgun in his left hand, and told them he was sick and wanted their wallets, the report said. ...more

April 7, 2009

Jury selection for the man accused killing a woman in a Brandon nightclub got underway today. ...more

March 30, 2009

Twenty-three families are interested in getting one of eight townhouses proposed by Highlands County Habitat for Humanity for a vacant property owned by the Community Redevelopment Agency, said Habitat's Executive Director Mike Jacobson on Monday. ...more

March 27, 2009

Los Angeles County prosecutors have charged a man with stalking "Dancing With the Stars" contestant and Olympic gymnastics champion Shawn Johnson. ...more

March 26, 2009

An Avon Park man remained in jail Friday on a $105,000 bond following his arrest for allegedly robbing a delivery man at gunpoint. ...more

March 21, 2009

When 28-year-old Okeechobee resident Angel Pulido answered a knock on his front door early Wednesday afternoon, he was shot with a handgun by one of the two men who entered his residence and then demanded money and drugs from his girlfriend, authorities said. ...more

March 19, 2009

A Tampa man faces felony armed burglary charges after a home invasion in Lake Wales this morning. ...more

March 18, 2009

After handing over several firearms to a Highlands County sheriff's deputy, a 60-year-old man pulled another handgun and shot himself in the presence of the deputy on Monday. ...more

March 17, 2009

Clearwater police are looking for a tattooed gunman they say robbed a Michael's arts and crafts store on Saturday ...more

March 17, 2009

A Tampa man was arrested Wednesday night after refusing to pull over and sideswiping two vehicles, including a deputy's patrol car, as he drove from Hillsborough to Pinellas County, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

March 12, 2009