A Tampa man authorities say is connected to a Clair-Mel City shooting surrendered Sunday afternoon to Hillsborough County sheriff's SWAT team members after a standoff that lasted more than two hours. ...more

February 22, 2009

With almost half his life spent carrying a gun and badge, Capt. Scott Bierwiler had some stories to tell. ...more

February 21, 2009

A teenager involved in crash in Brooksville on Thursday that killed a Hernando County Sheriff's Office captain is listed in critical condition, troopers said. ...more

February 20, 2009

A veteran law enforcement officer died in a head-on collision Thursday morning with a 16-year-old driver who once wrote an open letter online cautioning others to be careful when driving. ...more

February 20, 2009

Police investigators say the driver of a 2000 Dodge minivan that was struck by an orange hauler Saturday night in Lake Placid was at fault. ...more

February 18, 2009

The driver in a Winter Haven hit-and-run crash that left a motorcyclist critically injured on Monday was identified and arrested today, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

February 12, 2009

A dog that was trapped under burning debris in a Dunedin house explosion Wednesday is in critical but stable condition today with burns, respiratory trouble and possible internal blast injuries. ...more

February 12, 2009

A dog that was trapped under burning debris in a Dunedin house explosion Wednesday is in critical but stable condition today. ...more

February 12, 2009

Chris Brown's ad campaign with Wrigley was suspended Monday until his criminal case is resolved, and reports surfaced that pop superstar Rihanna, his longtime girlfriend and a fellow no-show at the Grammy Awards, was the woman who accused him of assault. ...more

February 10, 2009

Neither the stepdaughter of a Polk County firefighter nor the stepdaughter of a Winter Haven police officer was wearing a seat belt when the teenagers were involved in a fatal wreck Sunday morning, Polk County deputies said today. ...more

February 9, 2009