WYTHEVILLE, Va. (AP) — A man accused of taking three people hostage in a Virginia post office told them he was angry at the federal government because his son had died in Afghanistan and his beloved truck was about to repossessed, one of the hostages said today. ...more

December 24, 2009

State police say a daylong standoff at a small-town Virginia post office has ended with three hostages being released and a man in custody. ...more

December 24, 2009

Iraq deployed security forces today near a remote oil well seized by Iran, officials said, and its government pressed Tehran to withdraw its forces from the area along their disputed southern border. ...more

December 19, 2009

A standoff between an armed man and Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies has prompted authorities to cordon off streets near Boyette and Bell Shoals roads between Fish Hawk and Riverview. ...more

December 11, 2009

Venice police say two armed suspects who attempted to rob T.J. Maxx last night, left before police arrived, creating what they believed to be a hostage situation. ...more

November 18, 2009

Law enforcement officers will lift their kickstands Saturday in memory of Ron Harrison, a Hillsborough County sheriff's sergeant known to many as the face of DUI checkpoints. ...more

October 30, 2009

Deputies ended an armed standoff with a man barricaded in a Brandon wine store shortly before 2:30 p.m. today. ...more

October 4, 2009

A suspect is dead after firing shots at Tampa police officers during a standoff this afternoon. ...more

September 24, 2009

The Pasco County sheriff's SWAT team has surrounded a home near Port Richey this afternoon and is trying to talk a man into coming outside, authorities said. ...more

May 9, 2009

Authorities are still seeking two people suspected of robbing a trio of businesses. ...more

March 31, 2009