A 63-year-old woman thwarted an attempt by a young woman to take her vehicle in a Palm Harbor parking lot Wednesday night, even though the would-be carjacker pistol-whipped her, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

December 11, 2008

Employees of Peace River Electric Cooperative (PRECO) made a startling discovery when looking for the cause of a recent power outage. Van Crawford and J.R. Gough found that power lines were torn down from four poles along a stretch of Dansby Road near Wauchula. A visual search of the area revealed a single-engine airplane lying upside down in a nearby orange grove. They arrived shortly after the Dec. 7 crash. ...more

December 11, 2008

A 23-year-old pedestrian who was trapped under a van in Clearwater has been taken by helicopter to Bayfront Medical Center. ...more

December 11, 2008

Two people injured in a Clearwater mobile home fire this morning have been identified as Reba Godbey, 41, and Michael Oboikovitz, 43. ...more

December 2, 2008

A 33-year-old man suffered a serious head injury this afternoon after he lost control of his Go-Ped foot scooter and crashed near U.S. 19 in Pinellas Park, police say. ...more

November 26, 2008

Pasco County deputies are investigating a home-invasion that occurred about 2:20 this afternoon. ...more

November 26, 2008

A St. Petersburg couple was arrested Sunday afternoon after a robbery and shooting at a flea market, Pinellas County deputies say. The robbery victim was shot in the ankle but didn't suffer life-threatening injuries. ...more

November 17, 2008

A 16-year-old girl was mauled by a cougar - but survived - when a neighbor saved her from the animal's cage at a northwest Miami home. ...more

November 16, 2008

A hillside school where roughly 500 students crowded into several floors collapsed during classes on Friday, killing at least 30 people and injuring many more. Rescuers used bare hands to pull bleeding students from the wreckage. ...more

November 8, 2008

A small fire in Thonotosassa was brought under control by fire fighters quickly tonight, but one person has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. ...more

November 2, 2008