TAMPA - The city is almost finished with a months-long investigation into the actions of several inspectors in its fire department. ...more

December 13, 2007

TAMPA - Howard Bethel didn't want to give up his dogs, but faced with hundreds of dollars in fines and perhaps thousands of dollars in veterinary bills, he loaded six of the pets into the white van. ...more

December 12, 2007

A supervisor with the Florida Highway Patrol earned a three-day suspension for secretly recording prosecutors as they discussed pending traffic homicide cases. ...more

December 8, 2007

Two decades of chasing crackheads, speed freaks, dealers and pushers hasn't made Robert Sullivan into the cynic you might expect. ...more

December 1, 2007

Two major nationwide retailers have agreed to stop selling lead-laden children's jewelry in a settlement with New York authorities, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. ...more

November 22, 2007

Iraqi journalists and international advocacy groups warned Tuesday that prosecuting an Associated Press photographer held for more than 19 months without charge is a worrisome precedent that threatens media freedom in the region. ...more

November 21, 2007

An 11-year-old Lakeland girl who had been missing for nearly 20 hours was found unharmed Friday afternoon, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

November 3, 2007

LAKELAND - An 11-year-old Lakeland girl with no history of running away has not been seen since 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Polk County sheriff's detectives say they've exhausted all leads in the case and are looking for help from the public. ...more

November 2, 2007

Interpol proposed on Wednesday the creation of global and regional anti-crime centers to fight criminal activity online and respond quickly to emergency cybercrime alerts. ...more

September 13, 2007