An autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press shows Michael Jackson was not the sickly skeleton of a man portrayed by tabloids. ...more

October 1, 2009

Police have identified a skeleton found in a state park in Broward County as an elderly man who went missing almost a year ago. ...more

April 10, 2009

As a forensic investigator with the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Office, Pete Bihorel's job includes identifying remains. ...more

February 24, 2009

A dozen years after a woman's skeleton was found under a tree at Adamo Drive near 26th Street, the slaying victim has been identified, Tampa homicide Detective Eric Houston confirmed today. ...more

December 8, 2008

Characters ranging from a bite-size bumblebee to a bruising Tampa Bay Buccaneer strutted their stuff Friday night at Howl'oween, a costume contest for dogs at Northdale Recreation Center. Other dog costumes included a princess, pumpkin, chocolate chip cookie, construction worker, caterpillar and skeleton. There also was a haunted trail for children and an adoption fair for dogs. Similar events are set for Nov. 1 at West Park Dog Park, 6402 Occident St. in Tampa, and Mango Dog Park, 11717 Clay Pit Road in Seffner. The West Park costume contest starts at 10 a.m., and the Seffner costume contest, at 4 p.m. ...more

October 25, 2008

A set of bones found on the beach by a Texas woman and her children could be a deep-sea snake or an eel, a taxidermist told the family. ...more

June 28, 2008

LONGBOAT KEY - A set of bones found on the beach by Tiffany Robinson and her children could be a deep-sea snake or an eel, a taxidermist told the family. ...more

June 26, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY – A report of a possible burglary this morning led Hillsborough County deputies to something they didn't expect. ...more

February 1, 2008

It began as a feud only a child could invent - teenage chest-thumping over who had the right to sneak across a golf course after dark and scoop lost balls out of a pond. ...more

December 8, 2007

The skeleton of what is believed to be a new dinosaur species - a 105-foot plant-eater that is among the largest dinosaurs ever found - has been uncovered in Argentina, scientists said Monday. ...more

October 16, 2007