Manatee County detectives are investigating an inmate's apparent suicide Monday night at the Manatee County Jail. ...more

August 5, 2008

A former school aide who was cleared of charges she molested a 6-year-old is suing the Tampa Police Department, charging that officials violated her rights and cast her in a false light when speaking to the media about the case. ...more

July 26, 2008

A former school aide who was cleared of charges she molested a 6-year-old is suing the Tampa Police Department, charging that officials violated her rights and cast her in a false light when speaking to the media about the case. ...more

July 25, 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

A 21-year-old man is the suspect in the fatal stabbing of his father and the serious injuries suffered by his mother and teenage sister, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

July 23, 2008

Deputies say a man was beaten unconscious Saturday by a robber. The robbery occurred about 2:30 p.m. outside 16129 Wilson Blvd. and authorities point to John Kopasz as the perpetrator. ...more

July 22, 2008

A man was arrested Sunday on charges he killed two kittens at his home. James Patrick Gilley, 48, of 3081 Pine St., is charged with one count of animal cruelty. ...more

July 21, 2008

TAMPA - Prosecutors have decided not to file formal charges against a Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher who was arrested outside the Hyde Park Café in April. ...more

July 15, 2008

MANATEE — A Michigan man staying at a home in Manatee County in May was arrested and charged with rape Tuesday after authorities say he admitted forcing a woman to have sex with him then. ...more

July 8, 2008

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say someone knocked a Jacksonville man unconscious and carved the words "Wife Beater" into his chest. ...more

July 3, 2008