Turn that car stereo down, some state lawmakers want to tell drivers who crank up the volume to window-rattling levels. ...more

October 25, 2009

The serial killer who terrorized a South Carolina community by shooting five people to death before police killed him Monday was a career criminal paroled just two months ago, authorities said. ...more

July 6, 2009

Arresting human smugglers will be somewhat easier under legislation signed by Gov. Charlie Crist. ...more

June 13, 2009

Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies on Wednesday were warning drivers who were not wearing seat belts about an important change in the law at the end of the month. ...more

June 11, 2009

Republicans on Wednesday said a Homeland Security Department intelligence assessment unfairly characterizes military veterans as right-wing extremists. ...more

April 15, 2009

SEBRING Lake Placid Police Chief Phil Williams thinks legislation like House Bill 1107 prevents supervising officers from conducting a "half-decent" internal affairs investigation. ...more

March 28, 2009

Details of the accused woman's past emerged Wednesday through court documents even as police continued to investigate why she took another woman's baby. ...more

March 25, 2009

Sgt. David Azuelo stepped gingerly over the specks of blood on the floor, took note of the bullet hole through the bedroom skylight, raised an eyebrow at the lack of furniture in the ranch-style house and turned to his squad of detectives investigating one of the latest home invasions in this Arizona city. ...more

March 23, 2009

It was just before 9 p.m. when the doorbell rang. ...more

February 26, 2009

These are uncertain times for Lowry Park Zoo. Tampa city auditors this week are expected to release a final report that former zoo chief Lex Salisbury used more than $202,000 in zoo supplies and animals for personal gain. ...more

February 24, 2009