A 47-year-old Zephyrhills man is accused of raping a 7-year-old girl and fondling himself in front of her. ...more

November 4, 2009

The "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law has left one Wesley Chapel couple frustrated and concerned. ...more

October 31, 2009

James Cregger's attempt to explain away a sexual battery charge with a conspiracy theory failed. ...more

October 29, 2009

A Lake Placid woman was arrested Wednesday for allegedly battering two women, one of whom was pregnant. ...more

October 24, 2009

Firefighters have extinguished a fire that broke out on a boat at the Speckled Trout Marina this morning, Palm Harbor fire officials say. ...more

July 29, 2009

A teenage boy was sexually battered by a prayer leader while he was staying overnight at a Tampa mosque, police said Monday. ...more

May 19, 2009

A misdemeanor battery charge has been dropped against a substitute teacher accused of slapping a student, court records show. ...more

April 16, 2009

Investigators have identified the man who stabbed a police dog and was shot dead by a Citrus County sheriff's deputy as 26-year-old Dominic Giacobbe. ...more

March 24, 2009

One of five teenage girls charged in the beating of another teen was sentenced today to three years of probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor battery. Circuit Judge Keith Spoto also sentenced Mercades Nichols to 100 hours of community service and ordered that she pay restitution to victim Victoria Lindsay. ...more

March 6, 2009

Authorities say a man struck his girlfriend, ex-girlfriend, a pregnant roommate and two children at a Bradenton residence Wednesday afternoon. ...more

March 5, 2009