Although fewer young people are using marijuana and other illegal drugs, the percentage of teenagers abusing prescription painkillers remains alarmingly high, according to a national teen drug use survey released Tuesday at the White House. ...more

December 12, 2007

TAMPA - Hillsborough County deputies arrested a Tampa couple Friday night and accused the pair of keeping illegal drugs in their home while four children, ages 12 and younger, were nearby. ...more

December 9, 2007

Gene's Bar is gone. A wrecking crew demolished the infamous neighborhood hangout last week. In March, the city bought the bar with about $200,000 in local property taxes. ...more

November 26, 2007

Gov. Charlie Crist this week appointed Sheriff Bob White to the Task Force for the Remediation of Illicit Drug Labs, a statewide initiative combating illegal drug use and sales. ...more

November 15, 2007

TAMPA - Lucky, a 2-year-old mutt belonging to a woman gunned down by her boyfriend, is en route to Buffalo, N.Y., to be reunited with the woman's daughter. ...more

November 8, 2007

When it comes to treating substance abuse, Florida can pay now or pay later. In the quest to trim the state budget, lawmakers are gambling on later. ...more

October 17, 2007

A 24-year-old man who was involved in a crash was arrested after fleeing from deputies and hiding in a retention pond Thursday, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

September 27, 2007

Pinellas County Sheriff Jim Coats has been named to a statewide committee targeting illicit drug sales and serious violent crime. ...more

September 12, 2007