Law enforcement officers and people from across the area this week will remember Tampa police Cpl. Mike Roberts, who was fatally shot Wednesday night in the line of duty. ...more

August 24, 2009

A woman arrested on animal cruelty charges in February and ordered by a judge to not have animals was arrested again today after deputies found 14 emaciated dogs in her home, authorities said. ...more

November 3, 2008

A woman who jumped from the center span of the Sunshine Skyway on Sunday afternoon was rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard boat and taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, authorities said. ...more

September 28, 2008

Pakistani soldiers fired at American reconnaissance helicopters that were escorting Afghan and U.S. ground troops along the volatile border Thursday, sparking a five-minute ground battle between the countries that have been allies in the war on terrorism, officials said. ...more

September 26, 2008

TAMPA - An officer with Tampa police's helicopter unit was reprimanded and given a "letter of counseling" after he made inappropriate comments in February when chasing a man in a stolen vehicle, authorities said. ...more

August 14, 2008

"Alive in Necropolis," by Doug Dorst (Riverhead, $25.95) ...more

July 14, 2008

OLDSMAR A smoke detector may have saved the lives of a couple who were awakened early this morning to find their home engulfed in flames. ...more

June 29, 2008

DUNEDIN - A 47-year-old Largo man was arrested this morning after he struck a man with his sport utility vehicle outside a bar, Pinellas sheriff's authorities said. Wehner Lawrence Alfons was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and driving with a license suspended or revoked. ...more

May 27, 2008

TAMPA – A police officer on a routine patrol found a body in front of a vacant store just before midnight Monday. ...more

February 12, 2008

CLEARWATER BEACH – A grenade discovered this morning on the sidewalk at Mandalay Avenue and Royal Way was a dud, authorities said. ...more

October 16, 2007