A Zephyrhills teen with access to guns and a map detailing plans to shoot up his school was sentenced today to a lengthy probation term after pleading guilty. ...more

March 4, 2009

A teenager accused of brutally raping two Zephyrhills women in 2007 rejected a plea deal today that would have sent him to prison for 30 years. ...more

March 4, 2009

A Valrico man told investigators he intentionally drove his truck into someone he didn't know because, "The devil made me do it," Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

March 2, 2009

Three men hired to help attack a Sarasota man's in-laws have been sentenced to federal prison terms. ...more

February 23, 2009

The family of Kevin Bryant Jr. sat in tense, restrained silence, just feet from Eli Alvarez. ...more

February 20, 2009

The family of Kevin Bryant Jr. sat in tense, restrained silence, just feet from Eli Alvarez. Alvarez's decision to drink and drive ended 8-year-old Kevin's life on May 10, 2007. The boy's family came to court Thursday to watch Alvarez plead no contest to DUI-manslaughter in exchange for a 12-year prison sentence. ...more

February 19, 2009

An Avon Park man pleaded no contest Monday to 16 counts of possessing photographs of child pornography. ...more

February 17, 2009

SEBRING A Sebring resident charged in connection with the November hit-and-run death of an Avon Park man will next appear in court Wednesday. ...more

February 17, 2009

A Lake Placid man remained in jail Thursday on a $110,000 bond following his arrest for reportedly battering a man outside of a liquor store. ...more

February 12, 2009

James Selke says it should have been a warning sign when Jabos Marine Construction owner John Clement reportedly required a $2,000 deposit before starting construction of a new seawall at a Lake Placid man's home recently. ...more

February 12, 2009