A man shot himself in the chest and lied about it to law enforcement so he could claim disability benefits, North Port police say. ...more

September 9, 2008

A mother and son committed an armed robbery Sunday night in Tampa, leading to a police chase and a crash in St. Petersburg that left the mom dead, police said. ...more

September 9, 2008

An armed robbery led to a police chase and a deadly crash, Tampa police say. ...more

September 8, 2008

Dear Abby: Please let the world know that kind people still exist. I was on my way to two job interviews. Not surprisingly, I was nervous, so before I got off my train, I took my phone out to check the directions to the first one. A short walk later, I reached the subway, but when I went into my purse for my wallet to buy a MetroCard, lo and behold, my wallet and new glasses were missing. ...more

September 7, 2008

Filling a car's gas tank is weighing on more than just a teenager's wallet this summer. ...more

August 31, 2008

Stephanie Fry says she knew before police told her the man found in a burning sport utility vehicle Saturday was her father. ...more

August 26, 2008

Stephanie Fry says she is pretty sure the man found in a burning car Saturday was her father, James Fry. They had a lunch date Saturday, she says. He was going to buy her a television for her new apartment in Sarasota. Then they were going to go to Livingstone's to eat pizza and shoot pool. ...more

August 25, 2008

Try convincing your teenager that your $15 jeans - with no rips or embroidered patches - are just as good as the brand-name pair he wants that cost three times as much. ...more

August 24, 2008

David Parsons stuffed the Summer Cash Florida Lottery ticket into his wallet when he bought it two weeks ago and never gave it much thought after that. The drawing was Aug. 6. ...more

August 13, 2008

Regarding "401(k) Rule Finally Reveals Hidden Fees" (Our Opinion, July 24): The new rule proposed by the Department of Labor that investors be told how much they are being charged for management of their assets in 401(k)s is definitely a move in the right direction. Similar transparency of management and administrative fees being charged investors by all mutual funds and financial managers of other peoples' money needs to happen. It is unacceptable to me as it should be to all investors that someone can have their hands in my wallet, help themselves to my money and not have to tell me how much they are taking and when they took it! ...more

July 27, 2008