KENNETH CITY - Deputies searching for an armed robbery suspect in the area of 56th Avenue caused another man wanted on warrants to "freak out," drive off and lead deputies on a high-speed chase, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

May 27, 2008

SEFFNER – Just hours after a store owner shot and killed an apparent robber, the owner's wife and daughter were back at work. Karla Vigil, 47, said her husband, Cres Vigil, 46, was at home this morning. "He's pretty shaken up," she said. "It's not something he wanted to do." ...more

May 27, 2008

Relaxing in their Seffner backyard on Memorial Day evening, Ann and Jose Delafuento would not have been surprised to hear a few fireworks. But Jose Delafuento knew he wasn't hearing Roman candles shooting off. "It was definitely gunshots. Seven or eight of them. Pow, pow, pow," he said. A few minutes later, the Delafuentos discovered the source of the shots as sheriff's cruisers hastened to the CNK Beverage Pit at 12002 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., nearly across from their home. ...more

May 27, 2008

The man who won a $16 million Lotto jackpot two weeks ago called in sick from work a day after the winning numbers were announced, then quit a day later. ...more

May 20, 2008

BRADENTON - Charles Hill of Bradenton has claimed the $16 million Lotto Plus jackpot after buying a ticket at an east Manatee County convenience store. ...more

May 19, 2008

Authorities are looking for a group of thieves responsible for a string of jewelry store break-ins throughout the Southeast, including one in St. Petersburg on Sunday that was captured on surveillance videotape. ...more

December 12, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - Authorities are looking for a group of thieves they say is responsible for a string of jewelry store break-ins throughout the Southeast, including one in St. Petersburg on Sunday that was captured on surveillance videotape. ...more

December 12, 2007

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue units were working Friday night to extinguish a two-alarm fire that started shortly before 8 p.m. at a Raceway gas station store on McIntosh and Newsome roads near Interstate 4. ...more

November 10, 2007

DOVER - Hillsborough County Fire Rescue units were working Friday night to extinguish a two-alarm fire that started shortly before 8 p.m. at a Raceway gas station store on McIntosh and Newsome roads near Interstate 4. ...more

November 9, 2007

The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a challenge to Alabama's ban on the sale of sex toys, ending a nine-year legal battle and sending a warning to store owners to clean off their shelves. ...more

October 2, 2007