The father of a college student whose suicide was broadcast live over a webcam said Saturday he was appalled by the virtual audience that egged on his son and called for tougher regulation of Internet sites. ...more

November 23, 2008

Christopher Che Delin withheld information from doctors several times this year in order to get oxycodone, methadone and Soma, Temple Terrace police say. ...more

November 21, 2008

The dietary supplement ginkgo, long promoted as an aid to memory, didn't help prevent dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the longest and largest test of the extract in older Americans. ...more

November 19, 2008

A Temple Terrace woman filled several prescriptions for Oxycodone and a muscle relaxer by not telling doctors that she had received prior prescriptions for the drugs, Temple Terrace police say. Police arrested Vanessa Kunkle, 31, of Dade City, at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. ...more

November 5, 2008

Authorities say a Spring Hill man raped a 17-year-old girl while she was incapacitated by prescription painkillers. ...more

October 23, 2008

There have been few chances to second-guess Rays manager Joe Maddon this season, because usually the guess has hardly been out of our mouths when Maddon's hunches have worked, often perfectly, sometimes eerily, in this wondrous season. ...more

October 16, 2008

A Bradenton woman was arrested Saturday after authorities say she went to a restaurant to apply for a job, then stole cigarettes and prescription drugs from one of the employees who tried to help her. ...more

September 22, 2008

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has arrested three people, including a man identified as a member of the Latin Kings gang, on felony drug charges involving possession and sale of cocaine and methadone. ...more

September 13, 2008

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has arrested three people, including a man identified as a member of the Latin Kings gang, on felony drug charges involving possession and sale of cocaine and methadone. ...more

September 12, 2008

Undercover detectives in Polk County said they busted one of their detention deputies trying to sell prescription drugs Thursday night. ...more

September 5, 2008