A woman arrived home Wednesday and noticed beer missing from her refrigerator and a broken handle on her liquor cabinet. ...more

November 6, 2009

"They're breaking into the building next door. All the tools behind the building are being stolen." ...more

March 19, 2009

Michael Guess woke his wife early Thursday morning and told her she had 30 minutes to get everyone out of the house or he would kill them, Pasco deputies say. ...more

January 10, 2009

Michael Guess woke his wife early Thursday morning and told her she had 30 minutes to get everyone out of the house or he would kill them, Pasco deputies say. ...more

January 9, 2009

It has taken me all week, but I think I've finally gotten every bit of Christmas garden bounty settled into its perfect spot. ...more

January 4, 2009

A 54-year-old woman entered a home through an unlocked kitchen window and looked through the occupant's personal papers and mail, police say. When police responded to the home in the 3800 block of Jackson Court about 3:20 a.m. today, they found Dorothy Holton "attempting to hide under the couch pillows." ...more

December 15, 2008

A 39-year-old man was shot this morning during a home invasion after he threw a ceramic mug at the intruder, St. Petersburg police said. ...more

August 20, 2008

It was a sunny spring morning and I had the day off. What could be better? I clutched my coffee cup and looked out the kitchen window. Dew sparkled on the grass and dripped slowly from the eaves. Two cardinals perched on our backyard feeder — a male and a female. It was absolute serenity. "Mom, where are you?" My son bolted into the room, sounding peeved. "Mom you forgot to include the W-2 forms when you mailed our tax returns. Now what?" Serenity gone, instantly. I had screwed up, big time. My mistake would delay the refund we were counting on to pay Matt's tuition. Even worse, my husband would be disappointed. He had gone out of town, trusting me to figure and submit our tax return. And I had botched it, at least partially. ...more

February 10, 2008

A Methodist congregation wrangled a murder mystery down at the dude ranch, and the church's children's ministry came out the better for it. ...more

February 2, 2008

Thomas L. Brackett was furious when he found out his 70-year-old mother decided his brother's ventilator should be unplugged. He snapped, shoving her to the ground and punching his other brother, who is physically disabled, Tampa police say. ...more

December 6, 2007