Susan Warren knew something was wrong the second she picked up her son April 1, 2005. ...more

August 7, 2008

Steven Anthony Vanwart of Land O' Lakes is accused of raping an 18-year-old girl who was four months pregnant. ...more

July 23, 2008

A man is accused of throwing a 2-by-8-inch board at a woman and kicking her dog during a dispute, an affidavit states. Cory Denard Gibson, 27, of 1905 E. Henry Ave., was held at Orient Road Jail this morning on $11,500 bail. He is charged with felony aggravated battery, felony aggravated assault and felony animal cruelty, jail records show. ...more

July 22, 2008

Fox News host Bill O'Reilly has been known to show some fairly racy video clips of young women in various stages of undress. O'Reilly explains that while some viewers criticize him for showing salacious images as he denounces the decline of American culture, he has an obligation to show his audience the tawdry reality that prompted his righteous rant. ...more

July 22, 2008

An intruder paused to help his victim's grandmother with an oxygen tank during a home invasion Monday night in Bradenton, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. ...more

July 15, 2008

Every year on the Fourth of July, I promise myself that I will not be a grill hog. I will peel myself away and let someone else do the grilling. And every year I am proven a liar. ...more

July 9, 2008

A Tampa police officer was justified in using a Taser to detain two teenagers found on a neighbor's property in Lithia without permission, although the officer's language was "less than professional," according to a police department review of the incident. ...more

June 26, 2008

TAMPA - An officer was justified in using a Taser to detain a neighbor's son and the teenager's friend, although the officer's language was "less than professional," according to a Tampa Police Department review of the incident. ...more

June 25, 2008

Authorities are searching for a sex offender who cut off his GPS monitor and left his home on Painters Street in the beginning of June. ...more

June 20, 2008

LP Man Accused Of Choking Girlfriend SEBRING — A Lake Placid man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $47,000 bond Thursday, arrested in connection with a felony domestic violence strangulation case. Donovan Paul Darroh, 28, was charged with felony battery or domestic violence battery by strangulation, domestic violence battery, possession of marijuana and smuggling contraband into a detention facility. ...more

June 20, 2008