Corps finds rockets at former gunnery range. ...more

August 26, 2008

A Winter Haven man was arrested today in connection with the death of his girlfriend Saturday, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 25, 2008

A man in a fistfight with his stepfather in the front yard of their Manatee County home this morning set fire to the house when he realized his mother was calling 911, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 24, 2008

Alan Stephens woke up this morning to find his oak tree lying across the corner of his house, courtesy of Tropical Storm Fay. ...more

August 23, 2008

A woman was charged with child neglect Thursday after a motorist saw her 3-year-old son wandering around her front yard. ...more

August 16, 2008

BRADENTON – A local man who was asked to pick up beer cans in his yard so it could be mowed became angry and waved a samurai sword at another man in his front yard, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 15, 2008

I read with interest last week the story about the wayward bull downtown. When a citizen complained, several city and county agencies sprang into action to corral the bull and secure him away from the area. ...more

August 7, 2008

Thousands of hybrid tea rose blossoms provide a spectacular roadside attraction. ...more

August 6, 2008

A 36-year-old man was shot in both legs and another man was shot in the forearm this morning in Gibsonton, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

August 5, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - A Verizon technician has filed a lawsuit against the former owner of Zeus, a 90-pound German shepherd who attacked him during a March 2007 service call at a Nokomis house. ...more

August 1, 2008