A Lake Placid man remains in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $100,750 bond Monday, after Sebring police say he was caught shoplifting and then smacked a store loss-prevention agent in the head with a drill. ...more

August 12, 2008

TAMPA - A man accused by police of offering medical advice and writing prescriptions, despite the lack of a medical license, is back in Tampa, being held at Orient Road Jail without bail. ...more

June 4, 2008

TAMPA - With a security officer posted outside to check the identification of anyone who looked underage and a pounding soundtrack blaring through the sound system, a federal jury watched five graphic video montages this morning in the obscenity trial of a man who calls himself Max Hardcore. "It's hard to believe that these innocent-looking girls will subject themselves to such vile perversions," boasts the Max Hardcore Web site, which depicts the defendant, whose real name is Paul Little, smiling broadly from beneath a white cowboy hat. ...more

May 28, 2008

Blackwater Worldwide, the security contractor blamed by an angry Iraqi government for the shooting deaths of 17 civilians, is not expected to face criminal charges - all but ensuring the company will keep its multimillion-dollar contract to protect U.S. diplomats. ...more

May 10, 2008

A 21-year-old Clearwater man was arrested at Tampa International Airport last weekend after security personnel found a box cutter in a hollowed-out book, authorities said. ...more

February 21, 2008

TAMPA - Three men were jailed Wednesday night after police warned them about skateboarding on city property and then being spotted by a security guard doing it again, according to arrest reports. ...more

February 7, 2008

The fight between the city council and mayor over proposed layoffs grew markedly more contentious Thursday during a day that included sign-wielding protesters outside City Hall and threats from some council members that they will refuse to approve contracts to privatize certain city services. ...more

December 21, 2007

TAMPA – Chanting "No justice, no peace!" more than 30 union workers, including several city employees, protested outside city hall this morning. ...more

December 20, 2007

AVON PARK — A group of retired men at South Florida Community College are proving retirement doesn't necessarily mean they stop working completely. ...more

December 18, 2007

TAMPA A 20-year-old woman was arrested Friday night on a child neglect charge after authorities said she left her crying, 22-month-old son alone in a car while she chatted with a friend inside an apartment. Ashley Marie Stoneking, of 8812 Moran Lane, was being held at Orient Road jail today on $7,500 bail, records showed. According to a criminal report affidavit, Stoneking left her son fastened in a car seat with the engine off about 10 p.m. at an apartment complex at 4542 Sand Pointe Pl. A security officer observed the child crying and a dog jumping on top of him, the affidavit reads. A Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy responded and saw Stoneking inside an apartment talking on the couch with friends, the affidavit reads. Stoneking admitted to leaving her son alone without supervision for 18 minutes, the affidavit reads. ...more

October 20, 2007