Fossil bones housed at a Los Angeles museum belong to the smallest dinosaur discovered in North America, scientists say. The newly identified creature weighed less than 2 pounds and stood about 4 inches tall. From head to tail, it measured a little over 2 feet long, said Luis Chiappe, director of the Dinosaur Institute of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County where the fossil bones are stored. ...more

October 22, 2009

A former Pasco County detention deputy who pleaded guilty last year to a federal steroids charge is accused of violating his probation by having marijuana. ...more

August 12, 2009

Orlando Magic forward Rashard Lewis will be suspended without pay for the first 10 regular-season. ...more

August 6, 2009

A long-term investigation has led to the arrest of two Hudson residents who police say were dealing steroids. ...more

July 31, 2009

A UPS employee is accused of stealing 10,400 oxycodone pills that were supposed to be delivered to pharmacies, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

May 1, 2009

A UPS employee is accused of stealing 10,400 OxyCodone pills that were supposed to be delivered to pharmacies, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

April 30, 2009

Schools of monster-size black drum are still prowling lower Tampa Bay; you can see the mass of fish as they cruise the edges of the flat on calm mornings. Waters around Pinellas Point have been good in recent weeks. These are fish of 40 to 50 pounds—they look like redfish on steroids, but the coloration is a silver gray, with bluish tails. ...more

March 20, 2009

Ever since Alex Rodriguez acknowledged taking "boli," a curious thing has happened in this country: It's become harder to find the drug. ...more

March 1, 2009

Jocks Doing Steroids With two wars and a failing economy I find it impossible to understand why time is wasted in Congress and on the news with these overpaid, underworked jocks doing steroids. They receive no punishment other than a slap on the wrist and told don't do it again. Then they go out and continue to pull in multimillion-dollar salaries. So why even bother. I am sick and tired of hearing about it. It makes no difference to anything vital to this country's well-being. If the baseball commissioner can't handle the problem, MLB should be abolished and they should all get jobs at McDonald's. It wouldn't hurt America at all. ...more

February 22, 2009

Alex Rodriguez ducked follow-up questions about his drug use, refusing to address a report identifying the cousin the Yankees star claims injected him with a banned substance. ...more

February 20, 2009