St. Petersburg police were investigating Wednesday night how a 6-month-old baby received second-degree burns over 18 percent of her body. ...more

February 18, 2009

A Sebring man remained in jail Tuesday on a $16,750 bond following his weekend arrest for allegedly burglarizing a local business. ...more

February 18, 2009

A Tarpon Springs police corporal who is alleged to have had inappropriate contact with a 17-year-old girl will not be charged with a crime, Tarpon Springs police have confirmed. ...more

February 17, 2009

The state attorney's office in Hillsborough County will decide whether to file charges against a University of South Florida dean accused of stealing a student's bike, USF police officials said Monday. ...more

February 16, 2009

St. Petersburg fire officials say a candle that had been used in a prayer ritual is to blame for a fire this morning at 3947 38th Ave. N. ...more

February 16, 2009

Police in the South Carolina county where Michael Phelps was photographed smoking from a marijuana pipe have been arresting people as they seek to make a case against the superstar swimmer, lawyers for two arrested people said Thursday. ...more

February 12, 2009

A 22-year-old unemployed man was arrested this morning, accused of punching and hitting a cat, and then leaving his apartment with the feline in his backpack. ...more

February 12, 2009

A car ran a red light this morning and collided with a school bus at Central Park Drive and East Bay Drive, but none of the Largo High School students on the bus was injured, Largo police said. ...more

February 11, 2009

Traffic on Ulmerton Road remains slow following a four-vehicle wreck at Ridge Road this afternoon, but at least one lane remains open, Largo police said. ...more

February 9, 2009

Angry at being told to break up the party, patrons of Paul's Harborside Restaurant, 2451 U.S. 27 S., attacked the co-owner and robbed the bartender Saturday. ...more

February 8, 2009