LAKE PLACID — Sheriff's deputies captured a juvenile suspect Wednesday afternoon, after he absconded from supervision when authorities did a traffic stop on U.S. 27 near Lake Francis Road. ...more

January 16, 2008

Convicted sex offenders who used the Internet to help them commit their crimes will be banned from using the Internet under a measure signed into law Thursday. ...more

December 28, 2007

Two months after a jury awarded a bullied boy $4 million, a judge has reviewed the case and cut the award to $600,000. ...more

December 19, 2007

Two newborn girls were mistakenly switched at a clinic in southwestern Germany and went home with the wrong parents, and doctors are trying to correct the mistake, authorities said Friday. ...more

December 8, 2007

Some Benito Middle students opted to extend their school day last week during the school's annual student night out. ...more

November 3, 2007

TAMPA A 20-year-old woman was arrested Friday night on a child neglect charge after authorities said she left her crying, 22-month-old son alone in a car while she chatted with a friend inside an apartment. Ashley Marie Stoneking, of 8812 Moran Lane, was being held at Orient Road jail today on $7,500 bail, records showed. According to a criminal report affidavit, Stoneking left her son fastened in a car seat with the engine off about 10 p.m. at an apartment complex at 4542 Sand Pointe Pl. A security officer observed the child crying and a dog jumping on top of him, the affidavit reads. A Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy responded and saw Stoneking inside an apartment talking on the couch with friends, the affidavit reads. Stoneking admitted to leaving her son alone without supervision for 18 minutes, the affidavit reads. ...more

October 20, 2007

After an emotional hearing Monday, Elijah Dukes' estranged wife agreed to allow the Devil Rays outfielder to have unsupervised visits with his children. ...more

September 18, 2007