how others conserve water ...more

March 28, 2009

Near the Ringling Causeway Bridge it didn't take long to spot a homeowner soaking his lawn about 11 a.m. today. It was a violation of two watering rules. The restrictions allow watering on Tuesdays or Thursdays only, based on even or odd addresses. Restrictions also bar watering any day between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. "I think our residents have been very responsive," said Javier Vargas of the city of Sarasota Public Works Department. ...more

March 27, 2009

Support Local Shoppers Regarding "Give The Mouse A Furlough And Shop Closer To Home" (Our Opinion, March 15): ...more

March 17, 2009

Naples police say an William Colburn, 18, swallowed a pair of earrings after stealing them from a store at a Naples mall. Naples Police said Monday that an X-ray showed the stolen earrings inside William Colburn. Authorities say he faces charges of retail theft, tampering with evidence and possession of marijuana. ...more

December 1, 2008

Vincent Moore entered a parking lot enclosed by a locked chain-link fence and barbed wire, got in a vehicle and stole several bottles of water, police say. ...more

September 22, 2008

NORTH PORT - Police arrested Marty Dorsch, 20, on Tuesday after the 3-year-old she was reportedly babysitting drowned in her home's swimming pool. ...more

September 10, 2008

TAMPA - A feud about a fire set at a mobile home last year led to a Lakeland man's death, Lakeland police say. ...more

June 19, 2008

PLANT CITY - A 13-month-old boy who was found floating facedown in his grandparents' pool Sunday afternoon has died, police said. ...more

November 9, 2007

When 15-year-old Roberto Jesus Ortiz spiked his teacher's bottled water with Visine on Friday, the result wasn't the gut-buster he anticipated, according to a police report. ...more

October 4, 2007

A 12-year-old boy, his body battered and burned, was kept in an empty bedroom with no furniture and only a bucket to relieve himself. ...more

September 29, 2007