TARPON SPRINGS - A 16-year-old Tarpon Springs boy has been charged in one home invasion and has emerged as a suspect in two other crimes – another home invasion in which a 92-year-old man was toppled from his wheelchair, and a burglary in which a dachshund's throat was slit, police and victims say. ...more

December 26, 2007

Ryan Hutto was trying to get his life in order. About two months ago, he moved out of his mother's house in Plant City and moved in with a friend in Zephyrhills. Soon after, Hutto, 25, took a job at a Hardee's restaurant in Zephyrhills. ...more

December 23, 2007

TAMPA - After Willie Lee Patterson and another person invaded a Tampa home and demanded money, the person Patterson was with shot someone in the upper torso, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

December 20, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - A Ruskin man was arrested Tuesday night in connection with the July 1 shooting death of a 28-year-old man during a drug deal and home invasion, authorities said. He is the second person to be charged in the shooting. ...more

December 19, 2007

Sean Taylor's selection to the Pro Bowl was supposed to be a crowning moment during a season in which he became a truly dominant NFL safety. ...more

December 19, 2007

An 80-year-old man died Saturday from injuries sustained in a Dec. 6 wreck on State Road 54 at Lanier Road. ...more

December 18, 2007

PALMETTO - A dozen people sat in a Palmetto driveway Wednesday, mourning the latest shooting victim in their neighborhood. ...more

November 29, 2007