You'd think Mike Schmidt was born with a candy cane in his hand, singing, "Oh, by gosh, by golly." ...more

December 24, 2008

At least three recent armed robberies of Hillsborough County businesses likely were committed by the same people, deputies say. ...more

September 11, 2008

A student at Mitchell High School reported Thursday morning that a man he didn't know offered to give him a ride to school, the school's principal said in a letter to parents. ...more

August 22, 2008

A student at Mitchell High School reported Thursday morning that a man he didn't know offered to give him a ride to school, the school's principal said in a letter to parents. The man reportedly told the boy, "Your mom said you missed the bus, hop in and I'll give you a ride," Principal Ric Mellin wrote in the letter. The student refused the ride and the incident was reported to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, Mellin wrote. The incident happened on Swamp Rose Lane in the Thousand Oaks East subdivision. Mellin wrote that the sheriff's office described the man as white, clean-shaven and wearing a baseball cap. He was driving a four-door, older model dark red car. ...more

August 21, 2008

BROOKSVILLE - A 29-year-old man was shot to death at the intersection of Buena Vista and Roberta avenues early Monday. ...more

May 26, 2008

TAMPA - Hillsborough County deputies are searching for three men suspected in a string of armed home invasions and the shooting of a resident who defended himself and nearly caught one of the suspects. ...more

October 30, 2007