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Triple-Murder Suspect Arrested In Punta Gorda

CHARLOTTE COUNTY - A fugitive wanted on charges of murdering three men in Virginia was arrested in Punta Gorda late Saturday. ...more

January 28, 2008

Amy Winehouse Is Going To Rehab, Yes, Yes, Yes

Amy Winehouse, beset by allegations of substance abuse, entered a rehabilitation facility Thursday to battle drug addiction. ...more

January 25, 2008

An Hour Before Kidnapping, Suspect Visited Gun Range

SARASOTA COUNTY - About an hour before authorities say Michael King abducted Denise Lee from her North Port home, he was at a Sarasota County gun range with another man, practicing his shooting with a 9mm pistol, the same type of weapon that killed Lee. ...more

January 24, 2008

Slew Of Prescription Drugs Found In Ledger Apartment

Six different types of prescription drugs were found in Heath Ledger's apartment - including anti-anxiety medications and sleeping pills - though the cause of his death won't be known for several days after a preliminary autopsy Wednesday was inconclusive, authorities said. ...more

January 24, 2008

Are All Child Drownings Neglect?

A toddler figures out how to open the back door unbeknownst to his father, slips outside, climbs over a gate and drowns in the family pool. ...more

January 18, 2008

Police: Man Posted Fake Picasso Painting On EBay

TAMPA - Buyers, beware of Picasso paintings advertised for sale on eBay. So say Tampa police, who arrested a Wesley Chapel man on felony scheme to defraud and other charges after learning the artwork he touted as authentic was not. ...more

January 16, 2008

FBI Casts A Digital Net For North Carolina Fugitive

Motorists across the Bay area may notice an FBI wanted poster of a man sought in the death of a pregnant Marine in North Carolina. ...more

January 16, 2008

FBI Casts Digital Eye Here For Suspect In Marine's Slaying

TAMPA - Motorists throughout the Bay Area might notice an FBI wanted poster of a man sought in the death of a pregnant Marine in North Carolina. ...more

January 15, 2008

Judge Upholds Custody Ruling Against Britney

Britney Spears went to a courthouse Monday but abruptly left amid a swarm of paparazzi without attending a hearing in her child-custody battle with her ex-husband, missing a chance to try to persuade a commissioner to restore her visitation rights to her two little boys. ...more

January 15, 2008