A traffic stop for tinted windows turned into an angry confrontation between police, deputies, state troopers and as many as 100 bystanders. ...more

November 9, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County vice and narcotics detectives have busted yet another "upscale" marijuana grow house, sheriff's office spokesman Kevin Doll said. ...more

November 7, 2009

Investigations into marijuana grow houses discovered and dismantled in Highlands County in 2007 took one step forward when authorities announced the arrest of four Miami suspects alleged to be the owners of the homes. ...more

October 28, 2009

The following people were booked Monday, Oct. 26 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

October 28, 2009

A Clearwater man rear-ended a school bus in his vehicle and fled the scene this morning, a city of Clearwater news release states. ...more

October 2, 2009

Riding a bicycle without a bell in this city no longer is a crime. The city council on Thursday voted unanimously to repeal a two-decade-old law that made riding a bicycle without an audible bell a second-degree misdemeanor. ...more

October 2, 2009

A former Pasco County detention deputy who pleaded guilty last year to a federal steroids charge is accused of violating his probation by having marijuana. ...more

August 12, 2009

Kissimmee officials have blocked an effort to add "In God We Trust" to the city logo, saying the campaign brought too much negative attention. ...more

August 8, 2009

A routine traffic stop Sunday netted a stolen handgun after officers spotted one of the car's occupants trying to conceal the weapon under a seat, authorities said. The stop happened just before 3 p.m. Sunday at 15th Street and East Osborne Avenue, Tampa police said. ...more

July 6, 2009

Tampa police say they arrested a 21-year-old man this morning after a child reported he had kidnapped and sexually assaulted her today. ...more

July 3, 2009