A 53-year-old Tampa man has been arrested on a charge of first-degree murder. Hillsborough County deputies arrested Paul Dotson at 5:45 p.m. today at 78th Street. He was involved in the slaying last month of 57-year-old Judith Rolander, deputies say. ...more

February 6, 2009

A St. Petersburg woman's hair caught fire when she tried extinguishing a grease fire at her home with water, according to St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue. ...more

February 6, 2009

Vincent George Brown pleaded not guilty today to kidnapping and killing his ex-girlfriend Jennifer Johnson in November. ...more

February 3, 2009

Rhett Hopkins refused to pay his $4 bar tab at O'Malley's bar in Sarasota because, he said, he was an undercover officer with the Tampa Police Department and worked on homeland security. ...more

February 2, 2009

James Seay's family vigorously defended the 18-year-old last week after his arrest in the shooting of a St. Petersburg undercover officer, but now one of his uncles is in trouble with the law, Gulfport police said. ...more

February 2, 2009