Halloween is lurking right around the corner, and glow in the dark costumes hang on every department store's racks. Chemistry is not my forte, for sure, and how they can make paint that glows in the dark is a mystery to me. However, because Halloween is so soon upon us, it's kind of fitting that the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2008, announced on Oct. 8, goes to three men who played leading roles in the discovery of the remarkable, brightly glowing green fluorescent protein, GFP. ...more

October 15, 2008

Three men face criminal charges in a scheme to sell discounted gas to motorists on the sly and pocket the proceeds, Tampa police said today. ...more

October 14, 2008

Three Tampa men were arrested on racketeering charges this morning as part of a Pinellas County Sheriff's Office case, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

October 8, 2008

Three men were killed crossing streets in two accidents about an hour apart in Hillsborough and Pasco counties Saturday night. ...more

October 5, 2008

Deputies say a woman foiled a burglary about 2 p.m. today when she pulled into her driveway and saw three strangers walking out the front door of her Seminole home. ...more

October 1, 2008

Three men armed with guns burst into a home early Sunday but left with neither cash nor property, St. Petersburg police said. ...more

September 15, 2008

Regarding "Deputies Honored For Actions" (Metro, Sept. 10): The Tribune highlighted recognition received by Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies Malachi McCoy, Arturo "Art" Lence and Raymond Wilson for their actions in a horrific event on June 7. ...more

September 12, 2008

Much of Tuesday's pawnshop armed robbery in Pasco was captured on video surveillance, sheriff's officials announced today, and they're hoping the public can help. ...more

September 10, 2008

Pasco deputies are investigating an armed robbery of a pawnshop this morning. Deputies received a call at 11:30 a.m. about three men armed with handguns walking into A Superior Pawn, 12101 State Road 52, tying up the proprietor and stealing cash and gold jewelry. No serious injuries were reported. ...more

September 9, 2008

Three men were arrested Wednesday after each one exposed their genitals and masturbated in front of undercover deputies in mangroves north of Manatee Avenue, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 28, 2008