For almost two days, the family of a 56-year-old woman who died after being rear-ended on Dale Mabry Highway late Wednesday was unaware of her death, officials said. ...more

January 3, 2009

For almost two days now, the family of a 56-year-old woman killed after being rear-ended on Dale Mabry Highway late Wednesday has been unaware of her death, troopers said. State law prohibits investigators from publicly identifying a person who has died until his or her family has been notified. Extraordinary circumstances, such as family living out of the country, have caused authorities to release victims' names in the media without notification but only after exhaustive efforts, law enforcement officials say. ...more

January 2, 2009

Baseball Hall of Fame member Robin Roberts, a Temple Terrace resident, was honored recently for his work with the Gold Shield Foundation. ...more

December 24, 2008

It was like something out of the movies — a high-speed police chase, 30 seconds of flying lead from the rat-a-tat-tat of rapid gunfire and bloodshed. ...more

December 18, 2008

The Highlands County Sheriff's Office is bringing in additional law enforcement officials to assist in their search for a missing woman who is listed as mentally challenged. ...more

December 10, 2008

The abundance of illegal marijuana grow houses has caused Glades Electric Cooperative to take action. ...more

December 8, 2008

The city's Public Nuisance Abatement Board reemerged from oblivion earlier this year, vowing to crack down on the owners of blighted, crime-ridden properties. ...more

December 6, 2008

Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the right thigh and spent the night in the hospital, another dramatic turn in a tumultuous season in which the star New York Giants receiver has been fined and suspended. ...more

November 30, 2008

Efrem Tyree was only 9 years old, the new kid at a Pasco County charter school. After dinner with his mother and younger sister Saturday, Efrem's mom offered maternal advice: Put some lotion on after your bath. Minutes later, Jacqueline Tyree found her son hanging in a closet. ...more

November 25, 2008

Law enforcement officials bracing for the largest crowds in inaugural history are preparing far-reaching security — thousands of video cameras, sharpshooters, air patrols — to safeguard President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in. ...more

November 21, 2008