"Congratulations, I'm pleased to inform you that you've won $10,000," reads a letter that crime prevention specialist Nell Hays says is a common scam. ...more

November 29, 2009

The man walked into Food Max Wednesday evening with a winning lottery ticket in hand, demanding $30. ...more

February 13, 2009

The man walked into Food Max Wednesday evening with a lottery ticket in hand, demanding $30. ...more

February 12, 2009

Five of the six winning tickets for Saturday's Fantasy 5 drawing were sold at the same store in St. Petersburg: M&S Mart, 6401 Central Ave. The five tickets were sold to the same man, store owner Jason Kuriakose said. ...more

December 16, 2008

Two Jacksonville men are facing criminal charges after a stolen lottery ticket worth $20,000 was redeemed. ...more

November 23, 2008

Police charged a Tampa man with felony robbery today, saying he beat and robbed a disabled war veteran. ...more

October 22, 2008

Falling lottery revenue forced lawmakers on Wednesday to transfer $48 million between trust funds to shore up education spending normally supported by ticket sales. ...more

September 11, 2008

Temple Terrace police are looking for a pair of con artists who bilked a middle-aged woman out of $4,500 when she tried to help them. ...more

August 28, 2008

David Parsons stuffed the Summer Cash Florida Lottery ticket into his wallet when he bought it two weeks ago and never gave it much thought after that. The drawing was Aug. 6. ...more

August 13, 2008

Hurricane Dolly rolled into south Texas and northern Mexico on Wednesday, deluging the Rio Grande Valley with rain, knocking out power to tens of thousands of people and ripping roofs off resorts on South Padre Island. ...more

July 24, 2008