An 8-year-old girl who claimed a man tried to lure her into his van Sunday apparently made the story up so as not to get into trouble for having ventured too far on her bicycle, police said today. ...more

May 12, 2009

Police are searching for a man who tried to abduct a 9-year-old girl during a Mother's Day celebration. ...more

May 11, 2009

A city councilman and the NAACP are asking that the street where 8-year-old Paris Whitehead-Hamilton was killed in a drive-by shooting be renamed in her honor. ...more

May 6, 2009

Hillsborough County will hold a public meeting to discuss traffic problems along Montara Drive from Kingsway Road to Sagamore Street, near the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and South Kingsway Road in the Seffner area Monday. ...more

May 4, 2009

Two warning periods commenced April 24 for traffic cameras designed to catch red light violators. ...more

April 30, 2009

A 45-year-old man performed a sex act by himself about 20 feet away from children in a child care center's playground, police say. ...more

April 23, 2009

Authorities are looking for the thieves who broke into two Rent-A-Centers early this morning. ...more

April 10, 2009

Nortrax, a chain of John Deere equipment dealers, plans to open a 60-person back-office operation near Seffner. ...more

April 9, 2009

A 19-year-old St. Petersburg man died this morning, about an hour after he lost control of his motorcycle while popping a wheelie, St. Petersburg police said. ...more

April 1, 2009

Chalk outlines of 88 bodies greeted students when they arrived at Gaither High School last week, a homicide-style reminder of the number of Floridians estimated to die daily from tobacco use. ...more

April 1, 2009