When Carlos Jose Gutierrez lost money in a slot machine at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino early this morning, deputies say he didn't just walk away. ...more

August 4, 2008

A man police say never had a driver license led officers on a spirited chase that topped 100 mph and ended with him ramming a patrol car early Sunday morning. ...more

July 6, 2008

HIGHLANDS COUNTY — A burn victim was charged Tuesday in connection with an arson fire that burned down the Rancher's Restaurant early Sunday morning, said Lt. Brandon Ball, with the State Fire Marshal's Office. Robert Lee Marcum, 34, of Okeechobee, was arrested after a warrant was issued for his arrest, prior to Marcum's release from a Tampa General Hospital burn unit and being charged with arson and burglary, Ball said. ...more

June 24, 2008

HIGHLANDS COUNTY — A fire that burned down the Rancher restaurant early Sunday morning was set deliberately, according to Sam Venzeio, State Fire Marshal spokesman. The 40-foot-wide-by-120-foot-long eatery was located at 15765 State Road 70, on the border of Highlands and Okeechobee counties, he said. The fire was called in at 1:12 a.m. Sunday. "We have developed a person of interest," Venzeio said Monday. "But, we're not releasing any name." One man, who is not a firefighter, was hospitalized at Okeechobee Hospital with serious burns and later was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital. His condition was unknown. ...more

June 23, 2008

A 6-year-old boy who tumbled out of bed early Sunday morning spotted a neighbor's vacant house on fire, allowing his father to alert residents in adjacent homes where the fire was spreading. ...more

June 2, 2008

Port Richey Councilman Steve O'Neill gets popped for DUI ...more

May 29, 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

LUTZ - Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee has confirmed that Lisa Freiberg, 26, was killed with her children, Zachary, 7, and Heather Savannah, 2, at her mobile home. ...more

May 13, 2008

One person died early Sunday morning after a single-vehicle crash near Jeff and Indian Rocks roads, Largo police say. ...more

December 24, 2007

Ken Spurlock called Micheal, his younger brother, early Sunday morning for his usual pep talk. ...more

December 17, 2007