Police have arrested a teen in connection with the attempted rape of a 38-year-old woman in an Ybor City parking garage. ...more

September 5, 2009

Police have arrested a teen in connection with the attempted rape of a 38-year-old woman in an Ybor City parking garage. Javon Cooper, 16, of 915 N. Newport Ave., Tampa, has been charged with attempted second-degree murder, attempted sexual battery and aggravated battery with great bodily harm. ...more

September 4, 2009

Where better than space to test a new odor-eating underwear? ...more

July 31, 2009

Lakeland police are investigating whether a 4-year-old girl was molested while playing at a public park. The girl was playing inside a tube slide with an older child Friday at Common Ground Park, 1000 E. Edgewood Drive in Lakeland, police spokesman Jack Gillen said. When she emerged from the slide, her shorts were pulled down and her underwear was on backward, Gillen said. ...more

June 15, 2009

Donald Trump has said Miss California USA, Carrie Prejean can retain her crown. ...more

May 12, 2009

Officials of the Miss California USA pageant have strongly criticized titleholder Carrie Prejean but say it's not their decision whether she should be stripped of her crown.. ...more

May 11, 2009

Defending tournament champion Sean O'Hair is entering this week's Transitions Championship at Innisbrook with a completely different mind-set than a year ago. ...more

March 19, 2009

An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing 5-year-old girl from Putnam County in northeast Florida. Haleigh Cummings was last seen at her home in Satsuma at 3 this morning, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

February 10, 2009

A Former Nature Coast Technical High School band director faces the prospect of trial next month. ...more

January 27, 2009

A dancer at the Mons Venus strip club is charged with felony grand theft after being accused of stealing another dancer's bag, bikinis and underwear, records show. ...more

January 27, 2009