A 47-year-old Largo woman decided to serve rum shots to her underage children Monday and later struck her son's 21-year-old girlfriend in the head with a 4-foot-long construction level, Largo police say. ...more

January 20, 2009

A Tampa man has been charged with swindling a woman he met on a dating Web site out of about $60,000, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

January 8, 2009

A Gibsonton woman accused of stealing her 7-year-old daughter's identity to open a credit card account pleaded not guilty in Hillsborough County district court today. ...more

January 6, 2009

A fourth suspect has been arrested in connection with the Christmas Eve robbery of a Spring Hill credit union, authorities say. ...more

January 6, 2009

Simmons caught in Fort Lauderdale area. ...more

January 5, 2009

A fourth person has been arrested in connection with the Christmas Eve robbery of a Spring Hill credit union, authorities say. ...more

January 5, 2009

The Dade City Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on Martin Luther King Boulevard early this morning. ...more

January 3, 2009

A pedestrian killed Dec. 22 while crossing Interstate 4 has been identified as 78-year-old Hubert Pinnock of Seffner, the Florida Highway Patrol said today. ...more

January 2, 2009

Winter Haven police are looking for anyone who saw a pedestrian fatally struck crossing First Street South near Avenue A Southwest on New Year's Eve. ...more

January 2, 2009

A trust fund has been established to help the 7-year-old son of an Avon Park police officer who died while on duty Christmas Day. ...more

December 31, 2008