Police in central Florida arrested a man in connection to fatal beating of toddler for soiling his pants at dinner. ...more

October 13, 2009

A small plastic bag containing cocaine was found in a washing machine at a St. Petersburg fire station recently, leading to two separate investigations, police said. The police department heard of the find at a station at 4701 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. S. shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, said St. Petersburg police spokesman Bill Proffitt. ...more

September 24, 2009

Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. of Ocala said Monday it filed for bankruptcy protection after moves this month by regulators led to a virtual shutdown of what had been one of the nation's biggest independent mortgage bankers. ...more

August 25, 2009

Child deaths involving boyfriends of moms in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties*: ...more

May 15, 2009

A sheriff's deputy was placed on 80 hours of unpaid leave after she spent a collective 11 on-duty hours at home over a four-month period. ...more

April 10, 2009

A Pinellas Sheriff's narcotics detective accidentally shot a 43-year-old woman this morning in St. Petersburg as he and other detectives were bursting through a door to a home, Pinellas Sheriff's authorities say. ...more

March 11, 2009

House Republicans unanimously chose Rep. Larry Cretul as their new leader, setting the stage for him to replace Ray Sansom as House Speaker next month. ...more

February 2, 2009

Super Bowl ticket counterfeiters get more sophisticated each year, but there are things people can do to make sure they don't get swindled. ...more

January 29, 2009

In recent weeks the Tribune has published many letters from apparent newcomers to Tampa who have absolutely no knowledge or awareness of the political history of this place. These writers bemoan the fact, sometimes to the point of being ignorantly insulting, that the Tribune focuses on local and state matters. ...more

January 27, 2009

An 18-year-old St. Petersburg High School student who leaped off the back of a school bus last week in St. Petersburg has died, authorities said. An autopsy on Joshua Sage will be performed tomorrow, said Bill Pellan, director of investigations for the Pinellas-Pasco Medical Examiner's Office. ...more

January 19, 2009