A Lakeland man accused of trying to kidnap his estranged wife at gunpoint this week was arrested today in Pinellas County, authorities say. ...more

March 12, 2009

A two-month-old case is finally solved, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies arrested Jacinto Martinez, 68, of Tampa, on Monday and charged him with leaving the scene of a crash and tampering with evidence. ...more

March 10, 2009

When 2-year-old Gabrielle Randel didn't go to sleep easily Saturday night, deputies say, her mother's boyfriend picked her up, wrapped her in a towel and began to beat her. ...more

March 10, 2009

A 21-year-old Tampa man beat a 2-year-old girl unconscious, causing her to stop breathing, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

March 9, 2009

A Pinecrest Elementary School bus was involved in a crash this morning on Lithia Pincrest Road near Keysville Road, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

March 6, 2009

Spirit Lake Road in Winter Haven is open again following a single-car crash early this morning. The driver, 21-year-old Tyler Parton, and his father, 49-year-old Kenneth Parton, both of Bartow, were in stable condition at area hospitals. ...more

February 26, 2009

A Brooksville man is charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer. ...more

February 10, 2009

A squad of armed men prepared to invade a Winter Haven drug house, but they instead were greeted by investigators, Polk County detectives say. ...more

February 5, 2009

A squad of armed men prepared to invade a Winter Haven drug house, but they instead were greeted by investigators, Polk County detectives say. ...more

February 5, 2009

The body of a slaying suspect has been found in a lake near Fantasy of Flight in Polk City. ...more

February 4, 2009