Initial police reports of a man shot while driving in unincorporated Manatee County appear to have been incorrect, and it is now believed the man's wounds were self-inflicted, Manatee County deputies say. ...more

March 24, 2009

Hillsborough County deputies have arrived on scene following a report of a man shot at 13424 LaPlace Circle, near Fletcher Avenue and 15th Street, sheriff's spokesman J.D. Callaway said. ...more

March 23, 2009

After going out for drinks, a 26-year-old woman came home, went to sleep and woke up to find a man she knew having sex with her, Hillsborough County deputies say. Deputies arrested Russell Baines Johnson, 22, of Plant City on Friday afternoon following the attack that day. ...more

March 23, 2009

A Seffner woman entered her 17-year-old daughter's home without permission, found her 15-year-old daughter in the laundry room, grabbed the girl's hair and hit the girl in the head and body Sunday night, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

March 23, 2009

Firefighters have managed to secure an area in eastern Hernando County where a 600-acre brush fire threatened at least 50 homes. ...more

March 22, 2009

Firefighters continued to battle brush fires around the Tampa Bay area Sunday, while others have been contained. ...more

March 22, 2009