July 15 – Casey Anthony, the mother of 2-year-old Caylee, tells the Orange County Sheriff's Office that her daughter has been missing since June 9. July 17 – Anthony is arrested on charges of child neglect and criminal obstruction after investigators find the mother has lied to them numerous times. ...more

December 11, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist's legal department is reviewing whether to suspend or remove Sebring City Councilman Dan Andrews from office following his arrest on three felony charges, according to a Sterling Ivey, spokesman for Crist, in Tallahassee. ...more

November 26, 2008

Two fake nuggets of crack cocaine netted a Tampa man a real drug charge, police said. ...more

November 22, 2008

Polk County deputies say they arrested a Tampa police officer today after he rammed his car into a fence several times after a Lakeland homeowner refused to open a gate. ...more

November 20, 2008

Frustrated by months of Internet problems, Ellen Gaynor said she was so relieved to get her home wireless service working again that she didn't secure it. ...more

November 12, 2008

Tampa police last month arrested Stephen Mann of New Port Richey, who was using a laptop computer in a Toyota outside a home on Ancroft Court in Tampa Palms. The arrest highlights the need to secure wireless computer networks from hackers and other people who wish to disguise their online activities, said Paul Henry, a computer forensics specialist in Ocala who often works with law enforcement. ...more

November 11, 2008

A Sebring man was free Friday on $3,000 bail, while his step-son remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bond, after a verbal argument over the use of a home computer got out of hand and turned violent, according to Sebring police. ...more

October 6, 2008

SEBRING A Sebring man was free Friday on $3,000 bail, while his step-son remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bond, after a verbal argument over the use of a home computer got out of hand and turned violent, according to Sebring police. The 36-year-old step-dad was charged with domestic violence related battery, a misdemeanor. Marcus Wayne Devries, 18, was charged with third-degree felony battery or domestic violence battery by strangulation. Police reported they were called at about 11:55 p.m. Wednesday in reference to a domestic violence fight in progress. ...more

October 4, 2008

Kevin Kelly said he was taking pity on a sick kitten when he fired 17 BBs into the animal April 24. ...more

September 26, 2008

The Zephyrhills man shot the 8-week-old kitten 17 times with a BB gun and told neighbors it had mange. ...more

September 25, 2008