State lawmakers have again pitched a bill that it would make it a felony to have sex with animals. This year's bill was sponsored by Sen. Nan Rich, D-Sunrise, and Rep. William Snyder, R-Stuart. ...more

January 12, 2009

A man shot and wounded by a deputy U.S. marshal Thursday was sought on felony drug warrants, an official said Friday. ...more

October 18, 2008

Kenneth Wayne Bynum was an unwelcome knock on the door for one woman about 12:30 a.m. Thursday, deputies said. ...more

October 17, 2008

PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Five suspects were arrested Tuesday on charges connected with six recent burglaries or thefts of vending machines at East Lake, Palm Harbor University and Tarpon Springs high schools ...more

February 20, 2008

If anyone was "lovin' it" at the McDonald's that Jean Merola visited Thursday evening, it certainly wasn't her. ...more

January 20, 2008

If anyone was "lovin' it!" at the McDonald's that Jean Merola visited Thursday evening, it certainly wasn't her. The 75-year-old grandmother of eight was arrested for disorderly conduct after she refused a police officer's orders to move her car while she waited for the coffee and fries she ordered at the drive-through window. "Isn't that terrible?'' she said from her Clearwater home Saturday. "Oh my goodness, here I am, a poor little innocent woman waiting for my French fries.'' ...more

January 19, 2008

Acting as the primary aggressor in a fight, a St. Petersburg man attacked two people with a beer bottle at Seminole Hard Rock Casino on Sunday, Seminole police say. ...more

October 29, 2007