A 45-year-old man is accused of punching his 71-year-old mother several times over the past few months and threatening to cut her into pieces with a hacksaw, an affidavit states. Avilio Diaz of Tampa also told his mother he would burn down the house with her in it, an affidavit states. ...more

August 1, 2008

The grandmother of a missing Florida girl says she won't explain what she meant when she said that "pieces of the puzzle" are coming together regarding Caylee Anthony's disappearance. ...more

August 1, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Sheriff's deputies have deployed trained cadaver dogs in the search for a 2-year-old girl in Orlando, Fla., who has been missing for more than a month. ...more

July 19, 2008

Sheriff's deputies used cadaver-sniffing dogs to search Friday for a 2-year-old girl who mysteriously vanished more than a month ago, trying to determine what happened to the toddler whose mother was arrested after she came to police this week to report the disappearance. ...more

July 19, 2008

TAMPA - The woman accused of fatally striking a pregnant pedestrian with her Ford Explorer and driving off last week will be staying in jail a while. ...more

July 8, 2008

Beth Lentz has three children, but having delivered Caesarean she never experienced labor until Monday, she said. ...more

July 1, 2008

Dear Lyn: My 85-year-old mother moved into a nursing home a few months ago. She's adjusted well and has even made friends. She has many interests. She still reads and likes to paint. ...more

June 21, 2008

Lance Cpl. Greg Entrekin is serving on the front lines of Iraq, but he saw his newborn daughter for the first time at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at St. Petersburg General Hospital. ...more

June 18, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Lance Cpl. Greg Entrekin is serving on the front lines of Iraq, but he saw his newborn daughter for the first time at 11:15 a.m. today at St. Petersburg General Hospital. ...more

June 17, 2008

Bring Back The Trains James Howard Kunstler's commentary "Driving Toward Disaster" (Other Views, May 28) struck a chord with me. When I read it, I had just returned from a weekend visit in Venice with my 85-year-old mother, whose wisdom, intellect and insight often surprise the entire college-educated family. ...more

June 14, 2008