A federal prisoner stands accused in a rape that occurred 22 years ago in Pinellas County, according to authorities and court records. ...more

March 18, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG -- Authorities say they have charged a man now being held in Georgia in the 1987 slaying of a woman who was found partially nude. Tony Fantauzzi, 48, is incarcerated in Newton County, Ga., said St. Petersburg police spokesman George Kajtsa. ...more

December 18, 2008

Ever wondered if you could be a blood marrow donor? Florida Blood Services is offering area residents a chance to find out with free enrollment in November. Anyone between ages 18 and 60 who donates whole blood, red cells, platelets or plasma is eligible to join the National Marrow Donor Program - a nationwide database that attempts to match an estimated 6,000 people a day to a volunteer donor. ...more

November 8, 2008

A former substitute teacher accused of having sex with a 17-year-old student could face a jury before the end of the year. ...more

September 19, 2008

A former substitute teacher accused of having sex with a 17-year-old student could face a jury by the end of the year. Pasco Circuit Judge Thane Covert today set the trial of Lisa Robyn Marinelli on a charge of unlawful sex with a minor for Dec. 1. ...more

September 18, 2008

NORTH PORT - Genetic material from Patrick Dewayne Murphy was found under the fingernails of 6-year-old Coralrose Fullwood after she was found murdered in North Port two years ago, court records show, suggesting she fought her attacker. ...more

September 13, 2008

Thank goodness divers off the Florida Keys found my 385-year-old gold toothpick and earwax spoon. ...more

May 27, 2008

Following an unexpected DNA trail, detectives arrested a Riverview woman Thursday and accused her of leaving a newborn baby in a trash bin in Lakeland two years ago. ...more

May 23, 2008

LAKELAND - Detectives arrested a Riverview woman today who is accused of leaving a newborn baby in a trash bin in Lakeland two years ago, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

May 22, 2008

More than 1 million cases of chlamydia were reported in the United States last year - the most ever reported for a sexually transmitted disease, federal health officials said Tuesday. ...more

November 14, 2007