In the hours before a young woman was raped and beaten outside Bloomingdale Regional Public Library in April, library staff members saw the 16-year-old suspect spend hours playing video games in the children's section and hanging out on the front benches outside after the library closed for the night. ...more

June 25, 2008

TAMPA - Additional investigative reports concerning the young woman deputies say was raped outside Bloomingdale Regional Public Library in April were released by a court today. ...more

June 24, 2008

LARGO - Sports radio personality Steve Duemig was arrested early Sunday on charges of drunken driving. ...more

June 16, 2008

The new Memorial Drive school is nearing completion and will open in August. A traffic light will be installed at Memorial Drive and Valerie Boulevard, but I have not heard of any plans to install sidewalks in the vicinity of the new school. Sidewalks for the children who walk to the new school should be a top priority. The very minimum requirements should be sidewalks on Manatee Drive from Valerie Boulevard to Memorial, and on Memorial Drive from Valerie Boulevard to the new school. The safety of the children should have top priority. ...more

June 2, 2008

SEBRING — Investigators with the State Fire Marshal's Office arrested a Sebring man Thursday, charging him with lighting two fires in downtown Sebring in the early hours of Thursday morning. Jason Brandon Wagner, 27, of 265 Pomegranate Ave., Lot 10, Sebring, was charged with two counts each of arson and trespassing. ...more

May 8, 2008

TAMPA - Deputies are looking for a man who they say attempted to abduct a 14-year-old girl after she got off her school bus Wednesday afternoon near 140th Avenue and Vivian Drive in Madeira Beach, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

February 20, 2008

TREASURE ISLAND - It's safe for members of roughly 30 households to drink their tap water this morning, two days after an underground water main break prompted a mandatory boil-water edict. ...more

February 7, 2008

Male macaque monkeys pay for sex by grooming females, according to a recent study that suggests the primates may treat sex as a commodity. ...more

January 6, 2008

TAMPA - Police are investigating a fatal shooting on East Caracas Street that occurred about 8:30 p.m. tonight. ...more

November 30, 2007

Since the cold front came through our area on Thursday night and the temperatures have slightly returned to normal for this time of year, the regular migration bite caused by the lunar cycle is triggering when it should –– starting at 3 a.m., peaking at 5 a.m., and ending at 7 a.m. Each day, this early morning migration starts a half hour later. This means the early morning bite is on full tilt. Bass will be striking anything that moves into their vicinity. The next positive to add to the equation is the fact that bass start spawning soon, and are pre-spawn feeding in preparation for the four- to six-week event. ...more

November 19, 2007