The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sunday ordered the recall of 143 million pounds of frozen beef from a California slaughterhouse, the subject of an animal-abuse investigation, that provided meat to school lunch programs. ...more

February 18, 2008

TAMPA - Saturday's final Gasparilla fling through Ybor City that drew about 40,000 revelers included 27 who police arrested for various offences, mostly misdemeanors. ...more

February 17, 2008

A Polk County Sheriff's Office deputy was suspended without pay after she was arrested today on charges of battering her ex-girlfriend and falsely imprisoning her, said sheriff's spokeswoman Carrie Rodgers. ...more

February 11, 2008

AVON PARK — A man was arrested late Saturday afternoon after he was accused of smashing his car into a house and then taking off, according to an official with the Avon Park Police Department. Roberto Jimenez, of Plant City, was charged with DUI, leaving the scene of an accident and driving without a valid driver's license in connection with the Saturday evening accident at 2601 Woodruff Heights, said police Sgt. Sally Vega. All three charges are misdemeanors. Jimenez was being held at Highlands County Jail in lieu of a $2,250 bond Sunday. According to Vega and other witnesses, a red Plymouth Breeze with Ohio license plates backed through the wall of the house at around 4:18 p.m. Saturday. Vega said that car was driven by Jimenez, who was visiting a neighbor when he hit the house. The home, owned by Reina V. Rodriguez and Angel L. Maldonado according to Highlands County Property Appraiser records, was unoccupied at the time of the accident, and no injuries were reported. ...more

February 11, 2008

TAMPA - Three men were jailed Wednesday night after police warned them about skateboarding on city property and then being spotted by a security guard doing it again, according to arrest reports. ...more

February 7, 2008

Exxon Mobil Corp. posts the largest annual profit by a U.S. company with $40.6 billion. ...more

February 2, 2008

A former Hillsborough County teacher was arrested Wednesday, accused of trespassing at Madison Middle School, district spokeswoman Linda Cobbe said. Lorie M. Ford, 37, of Odessa, was stopped by a Tampa police officer when she entered the campus, at 4444 W. Bay Vista Ave., according to an arrest report. ...more

January 31, 2008

Police say 107 people were arrested during the weekend's Gasparilla celebration. ...more

January 29, 2008

TAMPA – Police say 107 people were arrested during the weekend's Gasparilla celebration. ...more

January 28, 2008

Preliminary numbers released by authorities Saturday night show 84 arrests during the Gasparilla parade. ...more

January 27, 2008