A Tampa man has been charged with defrauding a 71-year-old widow out of $19,000, Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink said today. Moctor "Justin" Ndiaye, 35, of 10307 Riverburn Drive, was arrested Monday night as he left the home of the victim, according to a news release from Sink's office. ...more

March 10, 2009

When a man walking through Tampa Housing Authority property saw uniformed officers nearby Monday night, he ran off and tried hiding by illegally entering the home of a person he didn't know, police say. Officers later determined the man, Jonathan Lee Stealey, had an active arrest warrant for violating probation of resisting arrest with violence. ...more

March 5, 2009

The city's policy to allow officers to drive home patrol cars has had the beneficial impacts predicted when it was put in place a year ago, Brooksville Police Chief George Turner told the City Council earlier this week. ...more

March 5, 2009

Two men were killed in separate wrecks this week, including a man who overturned his car into a creek. ...more

March 5, 2009

Sophomore outfielder Ryan Williams, a Sebring High alumnus, and sophomore infielder Austin Gaines had four hits each to lead the South Florida Community College baseball team to a 10-3 victory over the Tampa University B team on Monday night. ...more

March 4, 2009

Among items of interest from the Feb. 23 Plant City Commission meeting was that the city will increase the pool of candidates for the city clerk vacancy by advertising the post. ...more

March 4, 2009

A man was killed after he overcorrected, swerved and crashed his vehicle into a tree and overturned in a creek Monday night, troopers said. ...more

March 3, 2009

Police shot and killed a man while investigating a domestic violence call Monday night. ...more

March 3, 2009

Last night, in the advertised conclusion of the ABC reality show, Mesnick sent "passionate" Molly packing. He admitted he'd fallen for both women left standing from the cache of singles looking for love (on TV!), but he had to make a choice. ...more

March 3, 2009

A 45-year-old man approached a person in a convenience store parking lot Monday night, displayed a knife and demanded money, Tampa police say. ...more

March 3, 2009