At noon Saturday, Highlands County deputies were still looking for the suspects in an early-morning armed robbery. ...more

April 18, 2009

I visited three 911 call centers in the area. All used the same equipment purchased and maintained by Hillsborough County. With permission of the authorities there, I dialed 911 on two different Verizon Wireless cellular phones. The results varied. ...more

December 27, 2008

Defense attorneys say Dennis George Roache was taking orders from imagined voices when he decapitated his ex-girlfriend's lover six years ago in St. Petersburg. ...more

September 26, 2008

Defense lawyers say Dennis George Roache was taking orders from imagined voices when he decapitated his ex-girlfriend's lover six years ago in St. Petersburg. ...more

September 25, 2008

Editor's note: This letter was e-mailed to Hernando County commissioners on Tuesday and is reprinted here at the author's request. ...more

September 17, 2008

TAMPA - Two Hillsborough County 911 operators who coached mothers giving birth over the telephone got a chance Thursday to meet and hold the babies they helped bring into the world. ...more

August 7, 2008

A Sebring man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail on Tuesday, after he was charged with animal cruelty and battery as a suspect in the beating of a Sebring woman and her pet pig. ...more

July 22, 2008

TAMPA It started with a call to 911 about an armed carjacking and ended up with a 40-year-old man jailed on charges he fibbed about the crime. ...more

July 6, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A house at 4437 17th Ave. S. caught fire Saturday evening, suffering extensive damage. The fire originated from the front bedroom of the single family residence. ...more

February 23, 2008

"911, what is your emergency?" "I need an ambulance. My mother just called and I think my dad is having a heart attack!" ...more

January 24, 2008