Chubby-cheeked Somer Thompson was last seen alive walking along the sidewalk in front of a vacant house, and authorities said Friday that they're searching for someone who saw what happened to the 7-year-old after that. ...more

October 23, 2009

On Feb. 28 my wife was involved in a head-on collision. Both cars were mid-size American-made sedans, both of which average around 21 mpg. Each car was a total loss. ...more

May 28, 2009

In the days since 17-year-old Allyson Faulk died in a car crash, the community that loved her has rallied around her grieving family. ...more

November 17, 2008

In the days since 17-year-old Allyson Faulk died in a car crash, the community that loved her has rallied around her grieving family. ...more

November 16, 2008

BRADENTON — The restaurant where Pamela LeRose was grabbed, taken outside and slain opened on Sunday to memorialize her. ...more

June 2, 2008

Investigators continued Thursday to unravel the sequence of events that led to a 14-year-old girl backing her mother's car out of a parking space Wednesday night and then gunning it forward, overreaching her target and killing a 5-year-old boy. ...more

May 30, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Investigators today continued to unravel the sequence of events that led to a 14-year-old girl backing her mother's car out of a parking space Wednesday night, and then gunning it forward, overreaching her mark and killing a 5-year-old boy. Meanwhile, family members of the boy, Kevon Wilson, were making funeral arrangements, and trying to set up a fund to pay for it. They were also planning a vigil at the scene of the accident for tonight at 7. ...more

May 29, 2008

AVON PARK — Baby Alexa Hall is gone but her spirit may carry on in the hopes and smiles of three others. The family of the 3-month-old, who died as the result of shaken baby syndrome Tuesday, has donated the baby's organs to help save the lives of three babies in three far-off cities. The infant was brought to the Florida Hospital of Sebring's emergency room early Monday after having difficulty breathing. She was flown to the St. Joseph's Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Tampa, where doctors determined she had suffered from shaken baby syndrome and was brain-dead. Alexa was taken off of the life support Tuesday after her organs were harvested for transport across the country. ...more

November 16, 2007