Erin Rivera is trying to stay upbeat about the holidays, even after a burglar took all the family's presents barely a week before Christmas. ...more

December 18, 2009

Venice police have arrested three men and charged them with the armed robbery last week of the T.J. Maxx store. ...more

November 24, 2009

Gregory Allen Jr. planned to join the National Guard after graduating from Middleton High School, where he had once been named "Turnaround Student of the Year" for the uptick in his academics and behavior. ...more

November 12, 2009

A teenager was shot twice in the chest this afternoon and found lying on a sidewalk, Tampa police said. ...more

November 12, 2009

Prosecutors say they'll pursue first-degree murder charges in the death of a 17-month-old boy from injuries his uncle initially described as a fall against a table. ...more

March 17, 2009

Almost any new cell phone can use GPS data to pinpoint your location to the corner where you stand. Many even offer turn-by-turn directions down the street. ...more

February 20, 2009

Roberto Benigno Campos thought there ought to be a law for kicking a man out of a bar at closing time, police said. When the staff at the ShangriLa Gentleman's Oasis scooped up his drink about 3:15 a.m. today to shut down for the night, Campos called 911 to say he'd been robbed, an affidavit states. Tampa police were not amused. ...more

January 21, 2009

Almost any new cell phone can use GPS data to pinpoint your location to the corner where you stand. Many even offer turn-by-turn directions down the street. ...more

December 28, 2008

Store security video of a girl about 8 years old on a shopping trip in Brandon could lead police to whoever has stolen credit cards and other items from patients and visitors at Memorial Hospital. ...more

October 1, 2008

A woman was cited for careless driving Wednesday after she clipped the back of a taxi and rear-ended a school bus, police said. ...more

September 25, 2008