TORONTO (AP) — Canadian officials banned most carry-on luggage for U.S. bound passengers following a Christmas Day attack on a U.S. airliner. ...more

December 28, 2009

Theo Smalling, a Hampton University basketball player who attended Bloomingdale High School, remained in critical condition this morning after being accidentally shot over the weekend in Virginia. "I talked to his mom [Sunday] and its not looking good," said Josh Chapin, who was Smalling's coach at Bloomingdale and is now assistant principal for student affairs at Brandon High School. ...more

October 26, 2009

Bucs fullback B.J. Askew injured his neck and back during in a three-vehicle wreck at Habana Avenue and MLK Boulevard at 8:14 a.m. Oct. 12, police said. Police said Christopher D. Graham, 37, 10103 Sherwood Lane, Riverview, was driving westbound on MLK at about 30 mph when his 2006 Ford struck the rear of the 2003 Mercedes driven by Askew, which was stopped for a red light. ...more

October 21, 2009

A 16-year-old was shot in the back in St. Petersburg early this morning, police say. About 3 a.m., a carload of people pulled up to the teenager in front of 1701 Russell St. S., tried to rob him, then shot him, police said. ...more

August 6, 2009

A pallet thief who used his pickup to ram open a gate was nabbed by police this week when the battering-ram truck got stuck in the mud during the heist, authorities said. ...more

May 28, 2009

TAMPA - A few hours after learning of the arrest of University of South Florida junior tight end Trent Pupello on four felony charges, USF removed Pupello's name from the Bulls' official roster on the school's athletic department website. ...more

April 25, 2009

A Tampa man faces felony armed burglary charges after a home invasion in Lake Wales this morning. ...more

March 18, 2009

Authorities say a woman has died after the car she was driving collided with a police cruiser during a chase in Miami. ...more

March 1, 2009

Police say rapper N.O.R.E. was arrested following a fight with a person at a Miami Beach burger joint. ...more

February 23, 2009

Most robbers wait until after a bank is open to conduct a hold up. Not so at a Wachovia branch in Temple Terrace, police said. A man cut a hole in the roof of the branch at 9775 N. 56th St. on Monday night, then surprised bank workers this morning, police said. ...more

February 17, 2009