After-hours surveillance inside a Subway sandwich shop netted an arrest early Thursday - a 23-year-old man suspected of two previous burglaries at the restaurant. Zephyrhills Police Department detectives were inside the sandwich shop at 5406 Gall Blvd., when, at 1:47 a.m., Robert O'Neal Patterson used a hammer to break a window and enter, according to the report. ...more

April 23, 2009

Even in communities with histories of governance less colorful than that of the city of Port Richey, it can be dangerous to read too much into the results of a single election. Still, people might infer from last week's municipal election in Port Richey that the latest attempt to do away with the city will end the same way all the others have over the decades. ...more

April 22, 2009

Attilio Corbo of Palm Harbor says op-ed page columnist James Hibbs should decide whether President Barack Obama deserves praise or criticism. ...more

April 15, 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

Lynn Allen, 39, of 328 Ernest E. Sims St., Avon Park: Failure to appear on a misdemeanor charge of assault purge. ...more

March 30, 2009

Miguel Sarabio Camacho, 20, of 801 N. Anoka Ave., Avon Park: Failure to appear on charge of no valid driver's license. ...more

March 23, 2009

A Seffner woman is accused of killing a pedestrian late Friday and driving away from the crash, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

March 14, 2009

With St. Patrick's Day on the horizon and a tough economy looming, many restaurants in the Sun City Center area could use lucky charms. ...more

March 11, 2009

Robert Ekstein, 23, of 4105 E. Josephine St., Sebring: Trespassing on an occupied structure or conveyance. ...more

March 9, 2009

A convicted sex offender remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $15,000 bond Wednesday, after sheriff's investigators say he moved from his last known Avon Park address without notifying authorities. ...more

March 5, 2009