A 42-year-old man accidentally shot himself this morning while trying to unload a pistol, authorities said. ...more

April 8, 2009

BARTOW — A central Florida jury has recommended the death sentence for a 21-year-old man who killed a Florida Highway Patrol trooper. Sgt. Nick Sottile was fatally shot during a traffic stop near Lake Placid in 2007. Joshua Lee Altersberger pleaded guilty last month to first degree murder. ...more

April 3, 2009

Investigators are on the scene of an apparent murder-suicide in a Palm Harbor home, Pinellas County deputies say. ...more

April 1, 2009

A man driving a motor scooter from his Hillsborough County apartment complex this morning died after losing control of the vehicle and crashing into a brick utility storage building within the complex, Hillsborough County sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. ...more

March 31, 2009

A man died when he became trapped inside a burning van outfitted as a camper this morning in a Wal-Mart Supercenter parking lot. ...more

March 31, 2009

Authorities are looking for a 31-year-old man they say struck his estranged wife with a pistol, then pushed her out of a moving vehicle Monday afternoon in Pasco County. ...more

March 30, 2009

A 28-year-old man is accused of firing a gun in a city neighborhood Wednesday night. ...more

March 26, 2009

Saint Leo University hosts a student production of "Fool for Love," with four 8 p.m. performances today through Saturday in Selby Auditorium on the main campus. ...more

March 25, 2009

Initial police reports of a man shot while driving in unincorporated Manatee County appear to have been incorrect, and it is now believed the man's wounds were self-inflicted, Manatee County deputies say. ...more

March 24, 2009