The body of a man was found early this morning in a wooded areas south of the 1200 block of West Memorial Blvd., an area where police say several homeless men were camping. Lakeland police say foul play is not suspected, but they won't be sure until an autopsy is concluded. Police are withholding the man's name until his family can be notified. ...more

November 27, 2008

BRADENTON - An unidentified man asked to use a woman's phone Saturday night as she was waiting outside for a ride, but the woman grew suspicious. Apparently her instincts were dead-on. ...more

October 19, 2008

Two men beat and took money from a hearing-impaired man at a convenience store in unincorporated St. Petersburg, Pinellas County deputies say. ...more

October 10, 2008

Racism On Both Sides A lot of the letters to the editor you ran on Sept. 17 had to do with the fact that one of the major presidential candidates is a white man, the other is a black man, and some commentary about who will vote for whom. ...more

September 22, 2008

Give The Country Credit Regarding "Obama's Race May Be Decider" (Other Views, Sept. 10): ...more

September 17, 2008

A man wearing a Hawaiian shirt, a fisherman's hat and sunglasses robbed a RBC Bank in south Manatee County this afternoon, Manatee County deputies say. ...more

September 12, 2008

A man walked into the Wachovia Bank, 8740 Mitchell Blvd. in New Port Richey about 11:30 a.m. today and demanded money at gunpoint, deputies said. He was last seen heading behind the bank on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. ...more

August 26, 2008

A woman was raped Friday night in her home, Lakeland police said. ...more

August 16, 2008

Authorities are looking for a man they say broke into a Palm Harbor home early today and violently raped a 57-year-old woman. The suspect has been identified as Christopher Lee Granado, 40, of 706 Sparrow Ave., Palm Harbor, Pinellas sheriff's Sgt. Jim Bordner said. ...more

July 25, 2008

This is how John Davis became a slave: He was walking one evening from the train depot in Goodwater, Ala., when a white man appeared in the road. "Nigger," he demanded, "have you got any money?" ...more

July 25, 2008