Report: Fleeing TransAm Tops 100 mph WEEKI WACHEE - A chase that hit top speeds of more than100 mph Sunday afternoon resulted in felony charges for the driver. ...more

October 28, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY — A middle schooler brought a gun to campus and showed it to a friend on Thursday, authorities say. ...more

October 9, 2008

Motorists who violate any of several new state laws will face heavy fines and or suspensions starting on Oct. 1, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

September 30, 2008

MANATEE COUNTY – A juvenile court judge on Thursday acquitted a teenage boy who faced misdemeanor and felony charges after he was arrested last spring for blowing a kiss at a police officer. ...more

September 18, 2008

Police have arrested a second suspect in Sunday's robbery and police pursuit in which an Orlando woman died. Tampa police traveled to Orlando on Monday to arrest Andrew Chukes, 26, of Orlando on a felony charge of armed robbery, among other offenses. He was being held at the Orange County Jail today pending his return to Tampa, records show. ...more

September 9, 2008

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper clung to the running board of a pickup for about 600 feet on southbound Interstate 75 Thursday morning to avoid being run over. ...more

September 5, 2008

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper clung to the running board of a pickup truck for about 600 feet on Interstate 75 south this morning to avoid being run over by its driver. Trooper Anthony Horne was not injured in the incident about 3:43 a.m. Motorist Anthony Craig Cook, 35, of Riverview was charged with felony attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, the highway patrol said. ...more

September 4, 2008

The parents of a Sarasota High School student were arrested Thursday on charges they provided alcohol to teenagers at a house party that ended with the death of an 18-year-old. ...more

August 15, 2008

The Rev. Gary Don Cooper said Tuesday that his counseling practice is no different than the relationship a minister has when a parishioner seeks counsel at church, only his ministry is in a different setting. ...more

August 13, 2008

The Rev. Gary Don Cooper, who says he is a Christian psychologist, has been charged with practicing health care without a license. ...more

August 12, 2008