TAMPA - An officer was justified in using a Taser to detain a neighbor's son and the teenager's friend, although the officer's language was "less than professional," according to a Tampa Police Department review of the incident. ...more

June 25, 2008

NORTH CAROLINA - They aren't America's heaviest newborn twins on record, but they certainly tip the scales: Sean William Maynard and Abigail Rose Maynard weighed in at a combined 23 pounds and 1 ounce at birth this week, a North Carolina hospital announced Friday. ...more

June 22, 2008

A judge on Monday approved prosecutors' request to take a handwriting sample from former teacher Stephanie Ragusa, who is charged with having sex with two of her underage students. ...more

June 17, 2008

TAMPA A - judge today authorized prosecutors' request to take a handwriting sample of former teacher Stephanie Ragusa, who is charged with having sex with two of her underage students. ...more

June 16, 2008

That was state Sen. Victor Crist's reaction Wednesday to the news conference Wednesday at which Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Robert J. Morris Jr. said planned state budget cuts probably would lead to furloughs of Pinellas and Pasco court employees in May and June. ...more

February 21, 2008

SEBRING — A Sebring man, who reportedly paid for his friend's funeral with a bogus credit card, remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $113,000 bail Tuesday, involving a case of identity theft ...more

January 29, 2008

Flanking the rear parking lot of a small shopping center near Busch Gardens, three small garages are rented to business owners who need extra storage space. ...more

January 26, 2008

A Sebring man was arrested Friday night after he allegedly attempted to use a fraudulent license he purchased through a Web site to cash a check at the Amscot Financial at 1157 US Hwy 27 South. ...more

January 14, 2008

Tucked away in a recessed office inside the county clerk's office, away from the chatter of people updating their drivers' licenses or applying for marriage certificates, sit three women behind closed doors. ...more

December 22, 2007

When asked Friday by an assistant principal, a sixth-grade Azalea Middle School student denied being told by a classmate that he would bring a gun and kill her, according to a St. Petersburg Police Department report. At a news conference Monday, the 11-year-old girl, Hannah, told reporters she was afraid to go to back to school after a boy pulled off her hijab, an Islamic head scarf, and the next day threatened kill her. ...more

November 13, 2007