A City of Avon Park employee was fired from his job after an altercation with another worker at the city's wastewater treatment plant. ...more

February 19, 2009

Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for the man accused of sparking a massive manhunt through Plant City in December. ...more

February 18, 2009

Pinellas Sheriff Jim Coats is holding a news media photo opportunity this morning but he's not showing off any newly captured cache of illegal firearms or load of seized drugs. Instead, the county's top law enforcement officer is highlighting four closed housing units at the Pinellas Jail complex. ...more

February 18, 2009

The University of South Florida associate vice president who was caught on videotape taking a student's bicycle last week says he will resign his post. ...more

February 18, 2009

Abdul Rao, the University of South Florida dean recorded on a security camera taking a student's bicycle, says he will resign his post Friday. ...more

February 17, 2009

A USF dean captured on a security camera taking a student's bicycle could end up in trouble with his employer and with prosecutors. ...more

February 17, 2009

The state attorney's office in Hillsborough County will decide whether to file charges against a University of South Florida dean accused of stealing a student's bike, USF police officials said Monday. ...more

February 16, 2009

Full darkness has just settled on Brooksville and the cold is gaining strength. ...more

February 14, 2009

Deputies arrested a Tampa couple today, accusing them of owning roosters for cockfighting, records show. ...more

February 13, 2009

A 35-year-old Tampa woman is accused of leaving her three boys to live in a van and fend for themselves while she went out of state for a wedding. ...more

February 12, 2009