Now that a man accused of fathering the 8-month-old son of a 13-year-old relative is behind bars, police said they are hoping other potential victims come forward. ...more

August 15, 2008

The man accused of sexual battery and fathering a 13-year-old family member's child was going to turn himself in to authorities Wednesday night, but police said he changed his mind at the last minute. It didn't matter. ...more

August 14, 2008

LAKELAND Mercades Nichols, one of the teens accused in the videotaped beating of Victoria Lindsay, was arrested today on warrants charging her with multiple counts of aggravated stalking, aggravated assault and battery, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 7, 2008

FBI agents say Ali Hammoud tried to pull off a caper worthy of the big screen. ...more

July 30, 2008

A 21-year-old man fatally stabbed his father and seriously wounded his mother and sister at their Plantation area home early Wednesday, deputies said. ...more

July 24, 2008

The suspected robber of a Walgreens pharmacy was arrested in about three hours on Tuesday. ...more

July 23, 2008

Detectives are looking for a man they say called a Mulberry business about 30 times to threaten an employee, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

July 21, 2008

The future looked bright for Timothy L. Brooks in June when he threw the only touchdown pass for the Lakewood Ranch High School varsity football team in its spring warm-up game. ...more

July 15, 2008

Manatee sheriff's officials today arrested a quarterback of the Lakewood Ranch High School football team on a murder charge in the killing of a 19-year-old man during a drug deal and robbery Sunday night. ...more

July 14, 2008

One day last year, Susan Davidson Bell was copying her resume and struck up a conversation with a teacher who was doing the same thing. ...more

July 10, 2008