TAMPA - Type "OxyContin" and "pharmacy" into your Internet search engine and watch what happens. Within seconds, you'll have links to thousands of Web sites promising easy access to the drug. The same goes for Vicodin or just about any other painkiller you can name. These addictive drugs are strictly regulated by state and federal laws and are supposed to be available only through prescriptions. But with a credit card and a click or two on a computer, it's possible to bypass the system and have the medications delivered to your door. ...more

December 28, 2007

Parents whose children were removed from their custody because of methamphetamine addiction might be eligible for some help to reunite their families. ...more

December 19, 2007

Deputies say an ironworker drove a stolen motorcycle on several east Hillsborough County roads Thursday night at high speeds while trying to avoid being arrested on several warrants for failing to appear in court. ...more

December 14, 2007

HIGHLAND CITY - Polk County deputies arrested a 31-year-old man for sexual battery after he broke into two homes, claiming to be aroused from cocaine and methamphetamine use, authorities said. James Taylor, of 5531 3rd St., was on probation for burglary of an occupied dwelling, deputies said. ...more

December 9, 2007

"Dark of the Moon," by John Sandford (Putnam, $26.95) ...more

December 9, 2007

Two decades of chasing crackheads, speed freaks, dealers and pushers hasn't made Robert Sullivan into the cynic you might expect. ...more

December 1, 2007

Authorities say a Plant City man drove a stolen car into a pond Thursday night after leading deputies on a high-speed chase and through several backyards. ...more

December 1, 2007

Authorities say a Plant City man drove a stolen car into a pond Thursday night after leading deputies on a high-speed chase that cut through several backyards. ...more

November 30, 2007

In light of Monday's breach of an ammonia pipeline by a treasure-hunting teenager, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor asked the federal Department of Transportation to make such pipelines safer. ...more

November 15, 2007

RIVERVIEW – It appears that "someone" drilled into a pipeline, causing an ammonia leak in the area of US 301 and the Alafia River, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

November 13, 2007