Mashelle Lembke stood on a runway at MacDill Air Force Base with family, friends and service members Thursday afternoon, waiting to accompany her husband's body to the city in which he was raised. Plant City soldier Eric Lembke was killed Oct. 23 in Afghanistan. ...more

November 6, 2009

The condition of a teenager involved in a fatal crash that killed a veteran Hernando County law-enforcement officer has been upgraded today, from critical to serious, troopers said. ...more

February 21, 2009

A teenager involved in crash in Brooksville on Thursday that killed a Hernando County Sheriff's Office captain is listed in critical condition, troopers said. ...more

February 20, 2009

The court battle over whether the taped conversations of Pinellas County Jail inmate Nick Bollea are public record is expected to continue, now that the judge has rejected a solution put forth by Pinellas Sheriff Jim Coats. ...more

September 6, 2008

Yet again, a circuit judge this afternoon put off deciding whether audiotaped conversations between Nick Bollea and his family should be released to news organizations. ...more

August 6, 2008

Realizing the weather would likely "turn ugly," staff at the Pasco County Jail decided to evacuate 200 plus inmates from their temporary structures, Sheriff Bob White said during a news conference. ...more

December 16, 2007

Janet Jorgensen had recently helped her husband of 50 years through a battle with prostate cancer. Dianne Trent liked to tend the flowers on her porch and chat with her neighbor over tea. And nearly 40 years after they went to high school with him, friends remember Gary Joy as a quiet and shy gentleman. ...more

December 10, 2007

Just when the divorce between inactive Devil Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes and his wife seemed to be nearing a simple end, confusion and accusations broke out again Thursday. ...more

September 21, 2007