A 46-year-old Hudson man pedaled his way into a Pasco County firetruck, landing him in jail, officials say. ...more

October 10, 2009

Eight Falkenburg Road Jail inmates have been tested for swine flu, but there are no confirmed cases of the illness within the jail, said Col. Jim Previtera of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Twenty-four inmates are in respiratory isolation for an array of reasons, from recent travel to Mexico to flulike symptoms to contact with people confirmed to have the swine flu. ...more

August 4, 2009

In the wake of a rape suspect's escape last year, multiple layers of razor wire are being added to the fence surrounding Falkenburg Road Jail. ...more

July 19, 2009

An August trial date was scheduled today for Stephanie Ragusa, a former Hillsborough County middle school teacher accused of having sex with two students. Hillsborough Circuit Court Judge Wayne S. Timmerman set Aug. 10 for Ragusa at the request of prosecutors and Ragusa's attorney Robert Herce. ...more

March 19, 2009

A memorial service was held for Caylee Anthony two months after the slain Florida toddler's remains were discovered in woods near where she lived with her mother and grandparents. ...more

February 10, 2009

A federal office building in downtown Tampa was evacuated this afternoon when a suspicious package was found in the mailroom, authorities say. Seventy-five people working in the building, which houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement as well as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services workers, were evacuated about 1:45 p.m., Tampa Fire Rescue Capt. Bill Wade said in a written statement. ...more

January 15, 2009

ORLANDO - Prosecutors will not pursue the death penalty in the case of a Central Florida woman charged with killing her 3-year-old daughter. ...more

December 5, 2008

An Atlanta man stopped for racing his Jaguar with a motorcycle at 90 miles per hour had a pistol on each hip and an alcohol level nearly four times the legal limit, authorities said. ...more

September 20, 2008

Politically motivated and naive is how Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee described a congresswoman's call for a federal investigation after last week's arrest of a Mexican national in rape cases. ...more

August 25, 2008

TAMPA - Before being charged with having sex with two underage students, teacher Stephanie Ragusa told one of the boys during a 17-minute phone conversation that she knew what they had done was illegal. ...more

May 8, 2008