A 39-year-old Kenneth City man was drunk when the car he was driving Aug. 23 rear-ended a pickup truck, killing its driver, according to court records. William Storey was booked Tuesday into the Pinellas County Jail on a charge of driving under the influence-manslaughter. ...more

December 9, 2009

A combination of factors led to September's death of a 46-year-old man who had been stunned three times with a Taser, the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Office ruled Wednesday. ...more

February 4, 2009

A federal appeals court handed prosecutors a defeat Wednesday in the case of a former University of South Florida student awaiting trial on charges he illegally transported explosives. ...more

January 22, 2009

A 48-year-old man died on Interstate 75 in Manatee County about 8:55 a.m. today after trying to retrieve a ladder that had fallen from his vehicle, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

January 21, 2009

Pete Dreydoppel went on trial this morning on a DUI-manslaughter charge in the Feb. 7 death of Eddie Gould, 3. ...more

January 21, 2009

Hillsborough County detectives are investigating the slaying of a man in a storage-facility parking lot in Brandon. Sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said the victim hasn't been identified. ...more

December 30, 2008

Mary Stargel, the 14-year-old daughter of a state legislator and Polk County circuit judge, is in fair condition at Tampa General Hospital today after being admitted in critical condition Saturday night after a crash in Auburndale. ...more

November 24, 2008

The 14-year-old daughter of a state legislator and Polk County circuit judge was seriously injured in a Saturday night crash in Auburndale. ...more

November 24, 2008

A 14-year-old girl was seriously injured in a Saturday night crash in Polk County. ...more

November 23, 2008

An Elmo doll, a Spider-Man blanket and a bouquet of fake flowers tied to a tree with fishing line are memorials to the brief life of 2-year-old Eduardo Betanzo-Reyes. ...more

October 14, 2008