Federal authorities made 1,785 arrests nationwide, including 138 in Florida, during a six-month initiative by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ...more

October 16, 2009

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July 19, 2009

After a search that lasted more than five hours, authorities found a Polk County fisherman who had a seizure on Sunday afternoon, fell into about 15 feet of water and apparently drowned. ...more

June 7, 2009

Two men with the same name were arrested Wednesday during an undercover drug sting. ...more

April 30, 2009

A 19-year-old man was killed and 19-year-old woman injured when a driver having a seizure lost control of his car on Park Boulevard and hit the pair on a sidewalk Tuesday in Seminole. ...more

March 11, 2009

A joint effort between Hillsborough deputies, Tampa police and the Florida Highway Patrol led to 72 arrests on gang-related charges. ...more

February 19, 2009

Every new president flatters himself that he, kinder and gentler, is beginning the world anew. Yet, when Barack Obama in his inaugural address reached out to Muslims with "to the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect," his formulation was needlessly defensive and apologetic. ...more

February 2, 2009

Swiss police said Thursday they stumbled across a large marijuana plantation while using Google Earth, the search engine company's satellite mapping software. ...more

January 30, 2009

The former CEO of Lehman Brothers has deeded his multimillion-dollar Florida mansion on an exclusive barrier island to his wife. ...more

January 27, 2009

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has been wheeled out of the Capitol on a stretcher. ...more

January 20, 2009