Five deputies were involved in a shootout with a murder suspect. One deputy and his canine partner saved a woman who had overdosed. Five others dragged a woman to safety after her home burst into flames. All were honored Tuesday by Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee during the agency's quarterly awards ceremony at Falkenburg Road Jail. Those receiving honors, and applause from their peers, included Master Deputy Chris Grecco and his canine Bullit, for finding and rescuing a woman who overdosed on medication and was stranded in the woods on Feb. 21. ...more

June 10, 2009

Sean S. Ellenberger was a 39-year-old teacher at a private school in St. Petersburg. ...more

August 3, 2008

A 39-year-old teacher died this morning after he was shot in a robbery in which a suspect was also fatally wounded. ...more

August 2, 2008

The spokesman for the agency that protects Florida's children is accused of soliciting two teenagers to perform lewd acts so he could make child porn, authorities said Friday. ...more

February 2, 2008