BRADENTON A woman and four children escaped injury early today when someone fired a gun into her house at 5629 E. 12th St., the Manatee County Sheriff's Office reports. ...more

November 1, 2008

Three good Samaritans who offered rides to two young men were robbed and pistol-whipped for their trouble Friday night. No one was seriously injured and the two attackers remained at large this morning. ...more

October 11, 2008

An auctioneer in Maine says the sale price of a historic Colt Walker pistol has broken a record for all guns made by the company. ...more

October 10, 2008

An Atlanta man who was stopped for racing his Jaguar with a motorcycle had a pistol on each hip and an alcohol level nearly four times the legal limit, authorities said. ...more

September 21, 2008

Police used a Taser on a man Monday night, causing him to drop an unloaded pistol, a preliminary report states. Jeffrey L. Parker, 32, of 7816 N. Cortez St., told Tampa police he was trying to kill himself while fleeing officers and had several rounds of ammunition, the report states. ...more

September 16, 2008

David Broadhurst and Lisa Lauver were in a room at La Quinta Inns & Suites on North 30th Street on Tuesday night when they heard a knock on the door about 9:30, police said. ...more

September 10, 2008

Polk County deputies responding to a home invasion say they found more than they expected. ...more

September 1, 2008

Detectives are looking for two men after two people were injured during an armed robbery and shooting Saturday afternoon at Lucky Pool, 4717 49th St. N. ...more

August 24, 2008

Detectives are looking for two suspects following an armed robbery and shooting at Lucky Pool, 4717 49th St. N., that left two people injured Saturday afternoon. ...more

August 23, 2008

A U.S.-educated Pakistani woman suspected of links to al-Qaida appeared in federal court Tuesday in New York on charges of attempting to kill American military officers and FBI agents in Afghanistan last month. ...more

August 6, 2008