Detectives today went door to door searching for clues and warning neighbors about a robber on the loose with a history of violence after a weekend home invasion. The attack happened in the middle of the day Saturday on Bougainvillea Street, west of U.S. 41, in an area known as the Southside Flower District. ...more

March 10, 2009

A reported gang member with a history of violence has been arrested for Thursday's severe beating of a former high school and college basketball player. ...more

December 20, 2008

The past few days have been a nightmare for Natalie Giambarberee, and none of it feels real, she said. Alicia Chomic, her best friend for 10 years, was a happy person who went to the beach and shopping with her and always helped lift her spirits. But on Friday morning, the body of Chomic, 23, was found in a bedroom with the bodies of Chomic's sons, Anthony Michael Lietz Jr., 15 months; Damian Michael Lietz, 2; and Thomas Anthony Goldsmith Jr., 4. ...more

November 3, 2008

A Citrus County medical examiner ruled Saturday that the deaths of Alicia Chomic and her three young sons are consistent with a murder-suicide. ...more

November 2, 2008

Darryl Grant remembers Makaila Thompson as the adorable girl next door. "She was a fun little girl," he said. "She'd come outside, say 'hi.' She was real full of life." ...more

October 8, 2008

SARASOTA - A judge denied bond for a teenager accused of beating a rival to death outside a house party. ...more

August 7, 2008

A 21-year-old man is the suspect in the fatal stabbing of his father and the serious injuries suffered by his mother and teenage sister, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

July 23, 2008

CLEARWATER - Linda Bollea says her estranged husband, former wrestler Hulk Hogan, is stalking her, and she wants the judge handling their divorce to stop him, according to court documents filed Monday. ...more

July 2, 2008