ST. PETERSBURG - A lawyer was arrested today on charges he stole roughly half a million dollars he was supposed to distribute to the heirs of two estates, police said. ...more

December 5, 2007

A 22-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection with the firebombing of several homes last month, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 2, 2007

A 22-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection with the firebombing of several homes last month, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. John Anthony White of 3504 Springfield Drive was arrested Friday by sheriff's deputies. He faces three counts of first-degree arson, use of a fire bomb and burglary. ...more

December 1, 2007

GIBSONTON - A Kentucky man charged with first-degree rape avoided capture for a week until he was arrested Thursday afternoon in Hillsborough County, jail records show. ...more

November 9, 2007

EAST MANATEE - It was just after 8 p.m. and night was falling fast Sunday when a Manatee County sheriff's deputy saw a car going way too fast on State Road 70. ...more

October 16, 2007

PLANT CITY - Hillsborough County State Attorney Mark Ober's message wasn't always upbeat as featured speaker at today's Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting. Ober talked of cases he'd handled over the years, including those of juveniles with no respect for the law, such as a 14-year-old who killed a classmate and a 12-year-old who raped a mother in front of her children. ...more

October 10, 2007