A man walked into a Walgreen's pharmacy late Wednesday afternoon and demanded 80 milligrams of oxycodone. If the pharmacist didn't comply, the man said, he would press the button on a detonator in his pocket and blow the place up. ...more

March 18, 2009

Authorities say a Sarasota father who admitted taking tranquilizers let his 8-year-old son drive the car in a parking lot, where the boy almost hit two people and struck two trees. ...more

February 10, 2009

A person close to Britney Spears says the singer has obtained a restraining order against former pal Osama "Sam" Lutfi and one-time boyfriend Adnan Ghalib. ...more

January 30, 2009

A security guard for the city's Parks and Recreation Department has been suspended without pay after police arrested him on a drug-trafficking charge, officials said. ...more

January 28, 2009

I was a cigarette smoker for over 42 years and like most smokers, I tried just about everything to quit. Over the years I wasted a lot of money on patches, gum and pills. Desperate and feeling out of control I made a call to Jon Spiegel at the Hypnosis Center in downtown Sebring. I knew nothing about hypnosis and actually had some reservations and skepticism about it. ...more

January 23, 2009

A mentally-troubled man was arrested Tuesday after he attacked a woman who tried to stop him from hurting himself, according to Largo police records. ...more

January 21, 2009

An investigation beginning with the sale of less than a gram of Oxycodone and Xanax two months ago has led to the arrest of a man Temple Terrace police say got more than 1,600 Oxycodone pills from doctors. ...more

January 21, 2009

Primavera Adeigbola of Tampa drove under the influence with four children in her vehicle, police say. ...more

January 5, 2009

Police say a 31-year-old woman smothered her 8-year-old son on Christmas. ...more

December 26, 2008

A 47-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday after deputies say she sold a teenager her prescription painkiller. ...more

December 11, 2008