Police say Joseph Skillman was walking on Adamo Drive near 39th Street with a plastic cage and cardboard sign requesting money on Monday afternoon. Police say he was trespassing and panhandling on property that is owned by the Florida Department of Transportation, so officers approached him. ...more

July 29, 2008

A homeless man who worked odd jobs for a weapons business kept a secret stash of firearms and fake identification, officials say. ...more

July 12, 2008

TAMPA - A homeless man who worked odd jobs for a weapons business kept a secret stash of firearms and fake identification, officials say. ...more

July 11, 2008

TAMPA - The medical examiner is performing an autopsy on a homeless man whose body was found Wednesday at North Nebraska Avenue and East Juneau Street, Tampa police said. ...more

July 10, 2008

A mentally ill homeless man who threatened President Bush was sentenced Wednesday morning to 57 months in federal prison. ...more

June 26, 2008

TAMPA - A mentally ill homeless man who threatened President Bush was sentenced this morning to 57 months in federal prison. ...more

June 25, 2008

Two more men were indicted Tuesday in the fatal beatings of two homeless men 10 years ago in the name of white supremacy. ...more

June 25, 2008

TAMPA – Two more men were indicted today on charges they beat two homeless men to death 10 years ago in the name of white supremacy. ...more

June 24, 2008

Forget Debate Club, or possibly Girl Scouts or even student government, apparently a group of sophomore girls in Gloucester, Mass., decided to get pregnant for the fun of it. These are girls with too much free time, or families who taught them all the wrong things. We believe the latter. The 17 girls, according to an Associate Press story, frequented the school health clinic. They took pregnancy tests and passed out high-fives when they came back positive. They appeared gloomy when the tests were negative. ...more

June 22, 2008

TAMPA - Prosecutors have released a video of the stabbing of a homeless man this year that resulted in a charge of felony attempted murder. ...more

June 19, 2008