A 63-year-old man was arrested Wednesday by vice narcotics detectives after they discovered 286 marijuana plants inside his Coleridge Estates home, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

November 2, 2007

'Dark of the Moon,' by John Sandford (Putnam, $26.95) ...more

October 19, 2007

TAMPA - Several Tampa Bay area agencies will share a $500,000 federal grant aimed at helping children whose families have been devastated by methamphetamine use. ...more

October 16, 2007

TAMPA - Cat urine kept Cynthia Hunter in jail for 50 days. Hunter, 38, of Lithia was arrested Aug. 15 for petty theft and possession of a controlled substance. The theft charge came after she was accused of stealing from a Brandon Wal-Mart store. The controlled substance charge came because deputies found a vial containing a yellow substance in her purse and thought it was methamphetamine. Hunter was released Thursday after lab tests showed the substance was cat urine, as Hunter had claimed all along, court records show. ...more

October 9, 2007

Cat urine kept Cynthia Hunter in jail for 50 days, according to court records. ...more

October 8, 2007

TAMPA - When police entered a woman's house today as part of an investigation into the way she treats her pets, they found a firearm and a substance that appeared to be crystal methamphetamine, police spokeswoman Andrea Davis said. ...more

September 18, 2007

TAMPA - Target store security officers detained two suspected shoplifters and Tampa police discovered one was wanted on out of county warrants for violating probation, according to arrest reports. ...more

September 5, 2007