ST. PETERSBURG -- St. Petersburg, where New Year's Eve revelers have been known to fire guns into the air, is putting out a public service announcement this morning advising them not to do the same Wednesday night. Last New Year's Eve, there were 16 incidents of stray bullets falling from the sky, and in two cases people were struck and wounded. ...more

December 30, 2008

Bruce and Sylvia Pardo started the new year in 2006 with all signs pointing to a bright future - an upcoming marriage, a combined income of about $150,000, half-million-dollar home on a quiet cul-de-sac and a beloved dog, Saki. ...more

December 28, 2008

A 23-year-old man died after a shooting in a Lakeland bar early today. ...more

December 25, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG -- Authorities say they have charged a man now being held in Georgia in the 1987 slaying of a woman who was found partially nude. Tony Fantauzzi, 48, is incarcerated in Newton County, Ga., said St. Petersburg police spokesman George Kajtsa. ...more

December 18, 2008

A Temple Terrace police officer was arrested by Pasco County deputies Wednesday morning, accused of battering her husband, a paramedic for Clearwater Fire Rescue. ...more

December 18, 2008

A 26-year-old Temple Terrace police officer was arrested by Pasco County deputies this morning, accused of battering her husband, a paramedic for Clearwater Fire Rescue. ...more

December 17, 2008

SARASOTA - For the past century it has been illegal to spit on the streets, sidewalks, floors or stairways of any public space in the city limits, but no more. ...more

December 16, 2008

Police are investigating three drive-by shootings over the weekend that one victim believes might be related to a fight at a high school football game. One woman's home was shot at twice within three hours, St. Petersburg police spokesman George Kajtsa said. ...more

December 15, 2008

A Port Charlotte man and a Punta Gorda woman were charged with child endangerment for allegedly bringing two children to a drug buy set up by detectives, Punta Gorda police said. ...more

December 13, 2008

A Punta Gorda man has been charged with lacing the food and drinks of a niece and nephew with antidepressants, police said. ...more

December 13, 2008