MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for two men whose small plane went down in the Bahamas. ...more

December 27, 2009

St. Petersburg police officers fatally shot a man Saturday afternoon who had been involved in another shooting, according to St. Petersburg police. ...more

December 26, 2009

One of the two men charged in the highly publicized shooting at Boyett's Grove accepted a sentence of 25 years in prison. ...more

December 24, 2009

Death row inmate Willie Crain Jr., convicted of murdering 7-year-old Amanda Brown more than a decade ago, said he is going to die soon and wants his name cleared before then. ...more

December 23, 2009

Death row inmate Willie Crain Jr., convicted of murdering 7-year-old Amanda Brown more than a decade ago, said he is going to die soon and wants his name cleared before then. Crain maintained his innocence in a 16-page letter a reporter received today. ...more

December 22, 2009

Deputies zapped a Sarasota man with a stun gun after he allegedly robbed two men at gunpoint Saturday, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. ...more

December 19, 2009

A 17-year-old charged with fatally shooting a Middleton High School senior last month in a dispute over a bicycle will remain in jail without bail. ...more

December 18, 2009

After nearly 9 1/2 hours of deliberation, jurors decided they needed some sleep before determining whether Deneilo Bradshaw fatally shot confidential drug informant Rachel Hoffman in a botched drug sting. ...more

December 16, 2009

Police say they arrested two men after they opened fire at another car while all were driving down Lakeview Drive Thursday night. ...more

December 13, 2009

Two men and one juvenile were arrested and charged with stealing a woman's purse Tuesday night before stunning her with a stun gun. ...more

December 10, 2009