Reported violent crimes in Tampa dropped 7 percent last year but rose 1 percent in Clearwater and 2 percent in St. Petersburg, in part because of more murders, according to crime figures released this week by the FBI. These preliminary figures comprise the annual Uniform Crime Report, which the FBI uses to compare crimes around the country reported in seven categories: the violent crimes of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault, and the property crimes of burglary, larceny and motor-vehicle theft. ...more

June 10, 2008

Winston the black pit bull is gentle and happy in his new home, his adoptive family says. ...more

June 1, 2008

Frances Earl has been given the privilege and honor by Hernando Today to appear on the editorial page, and I would expect Ms. Earl to be more informative when writing her columns. ...more

May 28, 2008

Three-week-old Kevin fussed in mother Melissa Lankey's arms until she started singing softly to him, "Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so." The newborn began dozing within seconds. ...more

May 25, 2008

A man known for his kind soul and generous nature was beaten about the head and strangled to death early Thursday morning. ...more

February 16, 2008

Officer Kevin Krupa stops at a Sulphur Springs house to talk to a teen in the driveway. ...more

February 9, 2008

In a 2-1 vote, a panel of judges on Wednesday denied the appeal of an apartment complex that lost a $15.7 million judgment to a former resident who was shot three times in the head and survived. ...more

February 7, 2008

TAMPA - In a 2-1 vote, a panel of judges today denied the appeal of an apartment complex that lost a $15.7 million judgment to a former resident who was shot three times in the head and survived. ...more

February 6, 2008

The Tampa Police Department is working on its 2007 annual crime report, expected to be released this month. Detailed statistics are not available yet, but supervisors say a preliminary look shows the city's crime rate has dropped about 10 percent. ...more

February 5, 2008

Some Iraq veterans are having trouble adjusting to life outside the combat zone, leading them to violent crimes. ...more

January 13, 2008