He blamed his dog, but authorities and physicians didn't buy it. John Joseph MacCarelli III faces a charge of felony child abuse, accused of beating an infant he was watching while the boy's father worked. ...more

January 14, 2009

He blamed his dog but authorities and physicians didn't buy it. Now, John Joseph MacCarelli III faces a charge of felony child abuse, accused of beating an infant he was watching while the boy's father worked. After the 3-month-old's father picked him up from MacCarelli's home early Sunday morning and tried to wake him up at home for a feeding, he noticed the boy was bruised and bleeding, a Pasco County Sheriff's Office report states. ...more

January 13, 2009

He blamed his dog but authorities and physicians didn't buy it. Now, John Joseph MacCarelli III faces a felony charge of felony child abuse, accused of hurting an infant he was watching while the boy's father worked. ...more

January 13, 2009

A man who carried out a Christmas Eve massacre and arson dressed as Santa at the home of his former in-laws apparently intended to flee the United States, but his plans were dashed after the inferno he created severely burned his arms and melted his red costume onto his body, police said Friday. ...more

December 27, 2008

PLAYER OF THE GAME Philip Rivers is in rare company. But not just because he leads all NFL quarterbacks in passer rating. Rivers, who completed 21 of 31 throws for 287 yards and a career-best four touchdowns Sunday, is one of only two quarterbacks to leave a game against the Bucs at Raymond James Stadium this year with a better passer rating than he had going in. Rivers came into the game with a 101.4 mark. In beating the Bucs he posted a mark of 136.7 and he did so rather effortlessly. Aided by a rushing attack that kept the Bucs off-balance and perhaps by a defense that played a little soft in coverage, Rivers moved the ball around to a variety of receivers and quickly drove the Chargers downfield in drive after drive. Scouts will tell you Rivers has a tendency to run hot and cold and that he sometimes tightens up in big games. Maybe they're right. But Rivers was as hot as could be and there was nothing tight about him. ...more

December 22, 2008

The grandparents and father of Summer Moll have worked out a custody agreement. The 4-year-old girl survived a head-on crash on the Selmon Crosstown Expressway on Sept. 10 that killed her mother, Jennifer O'Boyle. ...more

December 1, 2008

You look at his age and can't help but shake your head - mostly in wonder. Jeff Garcia, the bios all say, is 38. But there's nothing 38 about Garcia's play on the field. ...more

November 30, 2008

A 27-year old Clearwater man was arrested Wednesday morning shortly after his girlfriend died from injuries she suffered in a beating Tuesday night, Clearwater police said. ...more

November 27, 2008

A 27-year old Clearwater man was booked into the Pinellas County Jail this morning shortly after his live-in girlfriend died from injuries she suffered in a beating Tuesday night, Clearwater police said. ...more

November 26, 2008

Lightning center and No. 1 overall draft pick Steven Stamkos is making the transition this season from junior star to NHL regular. Throughout the season, the 18-year-old from Markham, Ontario, will share his experiences with Tribune writer Erik Erlendsson and provide a weekly diary to provide Tribune readers an insight to a new way of life along his rookie journey. ...more

November 16, 2008