Authorities have identified the man a Hillsborough County sheriff's corporal shot and killed after he was called to investigate a domestic disturbance at a supermarket. ...more

December 25, 2009

A Hillsborough County sheriff's corporal shot and killed a 32-year-old man Thursday after he was called to investigate a domestic disturbance at a supermarket, authorities said. ...more

December 25, 2009

Polk County deputies have concluded a large-scale crack cocaine trafficking investigation with charges against 60 people, some of whom have ties to violent crime, authorities say. ...more

December 18, 2009

The principal of Sikes Elementary School in Lakeland has been accused of raping and molesting an 11-year-old girl. The charges against Corey Lynn Swindler, 38, do not involve a student at the school. Swindler is not related to the girl but has had access to her for about 10 years through a domestic relationship, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 17, 2009

Arson investigators say a suspicious fire Tuesday heavily damaged a house near a neighborhood that has been plagued by a series of arsons this year. ...more

December 16, 2009

Looking to fill two big holes and add much-needed power to their lineup, the New York Mets have made contract offers to a pair of free agents: left fielder Jason Bay and catcher Bengie Molina. ...more

December 11, 2009

Arena football is coming back to Tampa Bay as the Tampa Bay Storm will join the newly created Arena Football 1. ...more

December 10, 2009

Even if her straying husband had asked her to, South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says she wouldn't have stood with Gov. Mark Sanford when he faced cameras to tell the world about his affair with an Argentine woman. ...more

December 8, 2009

The Environmental Protection Agency took a major step Monday toward regulating greenhouse gases, concluding that climate changing pollution threatens the public health and the environment. ...more

December 7, 2009

Tim Ruskell resigned as president and general manager of the Seattle Seahawks and was replaced by Ruston Webster, the team's vice president of player personnel. Both previously served as executives together with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. ...more

December 3, 2009