ORLANDO (AP) — A former astronaut pleaded guilty today to attacking a romantic rival in an airport parking lot after driving 1,000 miles from Houston to Orlando to confront her. ...more

November 10, 2009

Four female Durant High students were affected by a chemical irritant sprayed by a student at a pep rally this afternoon, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

October 30, 2009

Clad only in boxers, an 18-year-old Coral Springs man unlawfully entered a University of South Florida residence hall room this morning and touched a person's face when she slept, USF police say. ...more

October 16, 2009

ORLANDO (AP) — Attorneys for a former astronaut will get another chance to question a romantic rival she allegedly drove 1,000 miles to confront, a judge ruled today. ...more

October 7, 2009

A taser probe struck a 35-year-old woman this afternoon while officers were trying to subdue her son during a domestic dispute. ...more

August 1, 2009

A woman smashed a patrol car window with her head and kicked a deputy in the crotch to avoid being arrested Monday evening, the Manatee Sheriff's Office said. ...more

April 14, 2009

From spring-loaded high heels to a watch that shoots pepper spray, there was no shortage of ideas at the world's largest inventors' convention Wednesday despite a global economic downturn and fewer potential customers. ...more

April 2, 2009

Deputies responding to an argument at a New Port Richey home Sunday morning found something completely unexpected – a live alligator in a fish tank. ...more

March 30, 2009

A St. Petersburg police officer is recovering after he chased a suspect on foot then was dragged at least 150 feet by the apparent getaway car. ...more

March 11, 2009

Polk County detectives said a Winter Haven man presented himself to people as a law enforcement officer, searched them, took their money and sprayed them with pepper spray. ...more

February 20, 2009