A thief armed with a bottle knocked a Spanish-speaking man to the ground last night and stole his wallet containing an unknown amount of cash, according to Sgt. Andrew Markham, from the Sebring Police Department. ...more

May 25, 2009

Pasco County sheriff's investigators are looking into a rash of gas thefts that involved more than a few gallons. ...more

May 23, 2009

Deputies seized 235 pills during a search of a car ...more

May 22, 2009

Police say Leon Brooks stole more than $5,000 worth of cigarettes in April and sold them on the streets of Clearwater. ...more

May 1, 2009

Tuesday's announcement that Smithfield Foods will cease local operations means not only the departure of this city's largest private employer, but loss of a meat-packing plant that has provided jobs for generations. ...more

February 18, 2009

Virginia-based Smithfield Foods' closing of its Plant City meat-packing plant – the city's largest private employer – may be the largest layoff in the city's history. ...more

February 17, 2009

An intoxicated woman punched her boyfriend in front of deputies on Sunday, then went berserk when they tried to arrest her, a report shows. ...more

February 16, 2009

A Lakeland man is a millionaire after hitting the Jan. 31 Florida Lotto. ...more

February 13, 2009

A 36-year-old Tampa man faces charges of armed robbery with a deadly weapon in connection with a robbery reported Saturday afternoon at Yasmin Food Store, 2409 E. Lake Ave., in which a clerk suffered lacerations to the face, head and hands, the Tampa Police Department reported. ...more

February 7, 2009

Polk County deputies are investigating an armed robbery Friday afternoon at a store in Fort Meade. ...more

January 24, 2009