The Charles Manson follower convicted of attempting to assassinate President Gerald Ford is set to be released from a Texas federal prison later this month after serving more than 30 years behind bars. ...more

August 5, 2009

The pastor deflected the first of the gunman's four rounds with a Bible, sending a confetti-like spray of paper into the air in a horrifying scene worshippers initially thought was a skit, police said. ...more

March 9, 2009

Randy Nowak's own words will be the most important evidence in his trial on charges he tried to hire a hit man to kill an IRS officer, a federal prosecutor told jurors Monday. ...more

December 16, 2008

A 15-year-old boy brought a .45-caliber handgun to Hillsborough High School today in an attempt to sell it, police say. ...more

December 15, 2008

When John Silva opened his St. Petersburg variety store about 9 a.m. Sunday, he brought Gertrude with him. ...more

December 8, 2008

When John Silva opened his St. Petersburg variety store about 9 a.m. Sunday, he brought Gertrude with him. ...more

December 7, 2008

Police are looking for a 23-year-old woman in connection with a failed carjacking Monday in which the car's owner shot at her and a man investigators say also was involved. ...more

November 18, 2008

Luis Fidel Garcia, a felon, entered a Tampa home Saturday morning with a black semiautomatic pistol and wound up shooting two people with one bullet, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

November 3, 2008

A man released from a state prison this year was behind bars again Tuesday after police said he threatened a woman at gunpoint. ...more

August 27, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A 15-year-old boy was arrested this morning on charges he brought a loaded handgun to Gibbs High School. ...more

January 29, 2008