Sen. John McCain made an inspired choice in picking Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. ...more

August 30, 2008

A grand jury has formally indicted a man accused of killing his 81-year-old mother by beating her head with a remote control and holding her underwater in the family pool. ...more

August 29, 2008

A bounty hunter who helped free the mother of a missing Florida toddler wants his associates to withdraw her bail. ...more

August 29, 2008

A Sebring man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $15,000 bond Tuesday, charged with hitting his step-father and grabbing his mother during an argument. Jordan Eli Shapiro, 29, of Sebring, was charged with domestic violence related aggravated battery on a person 65 years old or older and domestic violence battery. ...more

August 26, 2008

A spokesman for the mother of a missing Orlando girl says Casey Anthony is trying to help find the toddler after getting out of jail. ...more

August 24, 2008

Curtis Clayton punched a 16-year-old several times in the face, choked her and threatened to stab her with a silver pocketknife, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

August 18, 2008

A Port Charlotte woman told deputies she saw the child about 5:45 p.m. Saturday at a McDonald's in Ruskin, sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said today. ...more

August 6, 2008

ORLANDO - State prosecutors have filed formal charges against the 22-year-old mother of a missing central Florida girl, but not in the disappearance. ...more

August 5, 2008

He was the last in line for a first appearance. ...more

August 5, 2008

He was the last in line for a first appearance. The mood in the courtroom dropped from serious to somber. ...more

August 5, 2008