TAMPA - Detectives are looking for a man and a woman who concealed their identities with motorcycle helmets and robbed a Northdale pharmacy, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

May 21, 2008

AVON PARK — There's dress for success and dress to impress, but next year at Park Elementary, it will be dress to behave your best, as the school introduces a standardized dress code. Park Elementary Principal Brenda Longshore said Tuesday, "we are just hoping that it will help us create a better learning environment and that we will be able to reduce the discipline referrals and that it will create a positive school culture." Last summer, several parents suggested a standardized dress code for students. During a visit to a Polk County school this year, Park Elementary staff members inquired about the countywide dress code and were very impressed with it, Longshore said. ...more

May 20, 2008

Polk County deputies are asking for the public's help identifying a pedestrian who was fatally struck by a vehicle early Sunday morning. ...more

May 19, 2008

WETSCHASE Early Wednesday evening, The Spring's donation truck pulled into Stone Chase Grill's parking lot. By night's end, it drove off with some much-needed items. ...more

May 17, 2008

Organizers of the Blue Jeans and Bling gala are hoping to get at least 100 women to turn out for an evening of food and entertainment to benefit The Spring. ...more

May 10, 2008

WESTCHASE Organizers of the Blue Jeans and Bling gala are hoping to get at least 100 women to turn out for an evening of food and entertainment to benefit The Spring. The event begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Stone Chase restaurant, where guests can enjoy a dinner buffet, cocktails and a dessert buffet. A DJ will play dance music for the event. ...more

May 7, 2008

TAMPA - Deputies are looking for a man who they say attempted to abduct a 14-year-old girl after she got off her school bus Wednesday afternoon near 140th Avenue and Vivian Drive in Madeira Beach, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

February 20, 2008

Sheriff Richard Nugent expected the embarrassment, and it arrived as predicted. Nugent found out Friday afternoon that his kennelmate for the next 24 hours would be a "loving," black and white Border collie mix rescued from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. ...more

February 16, 2008

Sheriff Richard Nugent expected the embarrassment, and it arrived as predicted. ...more

February 16, 2008

CRYSTAL RIVER - A woman working with her son at his convenience store was shot in the abdomen after a struggle with the gunman, Citrus County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

February 11, 2008