Authorities say two swimmers and a kayaker drowned off Panhandle beaches over the Easter weekend. ...more

April 13, 2009

This letter is in honor of Cyndy Dwyer who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on March 18. I want to thank all of the wonderful students, friends, administration from the school system and especially those children and others who participated in the wonderful memorial given by Avon Park Middle School. ...more

April 8, 2009

A 29-year-old Tampa man and two other people kicked and beat a person repeatedly, causing the person's left eye socket to break, Tampa police say. ...more

April 2, 2009

A 1-year-old boy died this afternoon, a day after he was left unattended in the bathtub, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

March 31, 2009

A U.S. serviceman who recently returned from the war in Iraq was arrested Thursday night after St. Petersburg police found him stabbing another person with a broken piece of a lamp, St. Petersburg police said. ...more

March 27, 2009

Jennifer Hudson is returning to "American Idol" — for one night only. The Grammy- and Oscar-winning actress, singer and "Idol" alum is scheduled to tape a performance in front of the studio audience on Wednesday after the live broadcast has ended, says a person close to the show who did not want his or her name used because the person was not authorized to speak to reporters. ...more

March 24, 2009

A woman trapped in her second-floor apartment by a Himes Avenue fire died early this morning while a man in another apartment dropped a 1-year-old from a window to her uncle on the ground to escape the flames. ...more

March 22, 2009

A final report from Florida Department of Children & Families about the custody of a 17-month-old boy who died last week will be released Tuesday. ...more

March 20, 2009

A Polk County deputy and her husband are questioning why the Florida Department of Children & Families took 17-month-old Zachary Johnson and his 2-year-old brother from their custody and placed them with an aunt and uncle. ...more

March 19, 2009

Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies are looking for a 16-year-old girl last seen Tuesday night doing laundry at her Gibsonton home. ...more

March 11, 2009