A young Avon Park woman spent Christmas Eve in jail for a few hours after being arrested for allegedly stabbing a man in the cheek with a plastic comb. ...more

December 30, 2009

A St. Petersburg police officer was involved in a vehicle accident this afternoon. ...more

December 3, 2009

Two men were injured after a small plane crashed in rural Pasco County this afternoon. The pilot and passenger, who sustained serious leg injuries, were flown by helicopter for medical treatment, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. ...more

October 25, 2009

A fire broke out this morning on the second floor of a building that houses residents 55 and older, prompting authorities to evacuate about 20 people, fire officials said. No residents in the building were injured, Capt. K. Larry Thompson of Lealman Fire District said. The 20 residents were congregating this morning at a clubhouse at Town Apartments, 5855 18th St., N., awaiting the American Red Cross to help them find shelter, Thompson said. ...more

October 23, 2009

Three men entered an apartment and punched another man and hit him with a barbell before leaving with his wallet and money, police said. ...more

October 20, 2009

LARGO -- A 20-year-old Largo woman was arrested Tuesday after her boyfriend found her with another man at her home, and she falsely claimed the man was raping her, according to Largo police. Coffii Ann Castellion, of 605 16th Ave. N.W., lot 1, was charged with making a false report to a law enforcement officer. ...more

October 14, 2009

A helicopter made a hard landing into the water near Caladesi Island today, but the three people on board weren't injured, Pinellas County deputies say. ...more

July 24, 2009

Angelina Jolie on Thursday visited a settlement for displaced Iraqis in northwest Baghdad in her role as a goodwill ambassador for UNHCR. ...more

July 23, 2009

Three people say they were beaten when they arrived home Monday night in the River Ridge Country Club subdivision. ...more

June 24, 2009

National Recreational Boating statistics for 2007, the most recent numbers available: ...more

May 15, 2009