They had grown up in the same Virginia neighborhood and been friends for years. Some were in college now. Some had jobs. Some had Facebook pages filled with friends. ...more

December 12, 2009

Attorneys on both sides need additional time, so a continuance was granted Tuesday in the case against Jennifer Short, the mother of deceased 22-month-old Kaedyn Short. ...more

December 9, 2009

Jury selection begins today in the trial of Deneilo Bradshaw, one of two men accused in the slaying of 23-year-old Rachel Hoffman during a botched drug sting in May 2008. ...more

November 30, 2009

The three men accused of terrifying employees in a botched robbery of T.J. Maxx last week may have had more criminal schemes in the works. ...more

November 24, 2009

A mother and daughter were arrested by city police Thursday afternoon, accused of bilking their 93-year-old relative, who has dementia and other ailments, for nearly $21,000. ...more

November 7, 2009

Police in central Florida arrested a man in connection to fatal beating of toddler for soiling his pants at dinner. ...more

October 13, 2009

Ocala police and fire departments responded Saturday to a plane crash at Ocala International Airport, police said. ...more

August 23, 2009

Ocala police and fire departments responded today to a plane crash at Ocala International Airport, police said. ...more

August 22, 2009

Initial police reports of a man shot while driving in unincorporated Manatee County appear to have been incorrect, and it is now believed the man's wounds were self-inflicted, Manatee County deputies say. ...more

March 24, 2009

Jessie LaDon Albach has been like a ghost haunting her family. A brother who was supposed to take her to a ballgame the night the 15-year-old vanished can't shake the knowledge that he never found her. Denise Yand, the sister she was to visit that summer, sees traces of her in the long hair and the walk of passers-by. ...more

February 23, 2009