WASHINGTON (AP) — A seemingly divided Supreme Court wrestled today with whether teenagers can be locked away forever for their crimes. ...more

November 9, 2009

A motorcyclist who collided with a pickup at Curlew and Fisher roads about 6:45 a.m. today has died of his injuries, Pinellas County sheriff's deputies said shortly after 10 a.m. today. ...more

November 6, 2009

A Bradenton man awaiting trial on rape and molestation charges was arrested in Indiana this week on a warrant from Manatee County charging him with 49 counts of child pornography. Derrick Faircloth, 39, was arrested in July by Manatee County sheriff's deputies and charged with sexual battery, lewd and lascivious molestation, introduction of obscene materials to a minor and delivering a controlled substance to a minor. ...more

November 6, 2009

Police arrested two juveniles early this morning and charged them with breaking into the home of St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker and stealing electronic equipment, including a laptop computer. Charged with the burglary of Baker's home this week were Jeffrey Fleming, 15, and Terrill Floyd, 16. ...more

August 7, 2009

A 14-year-old boy was discovered stuck under burglar bars Sunday night when a man came to check on the North Seminole Little League Field's concession building, which had been broken into in the recent past. ...more

May 4, 2009

Five people – including four juveniles – were involved in a series of violent armed robberies Sunday in Sulphur Springs, police say. ...more

April 16, 2009

A justice of the peace who gave parents of school-dodging kids the option of paddling their children in court or paying a fine has gotten a warning from the state panel that oversees judicial conduct. ...more

April 1, 2009

A teenager pleaded guilty today to charges he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl on a school bus parked at Dixie Hollins High School in Pinellas County in May, according to authorities. ...more

February 24, 2009

$20,000 in goods stolen by teen from aunt and uncle, deputies say ...more

February 10, 2009

Some of Pasco County's finest let down their guard Jan. 8 during the Books and Badges program at Lake Myrtle Elementary School in Land O' Lakes. ...more

January 14, 2009