Nicholas Altamuro and Sharon Sprout share at least one characteristic - they're violent criminals. ...more

December 24, 2008

Picture this, ladies. You're a cashier, and it's your night to close the store. ...more

August 27, 2008

Had I been asked, I could have supplied Sen. John McCain a much more accurate speech for his "end of first term." Here is my suggestion: ...more

June 12, 2008

The killing of Hillsborough County sheriff's Sgt. Ronald Harrison helped make Florida the nation's second deadliest state for law enforcement officers. ...more

December 27, 2007

A record number of fatal traffic incidents and a double-digit spike in shooting deaths led to one of the deadliest years for law enforcement officers in more than a decade, according to two Washington groups. ...more

December 27, 2007

Regarding "Chats With Teen Girl Get Lafave Arrested" (Metro, Dec. 5): Stop the presses. Call out the National Guard. Fly in all the network anchors for the story of the year: Debra Lafave speaks to co-worker. ...more

December 11, 2007

You could call it "Margaret and Brenda's excellent adventure," the tale of two middle-aged women who took an unanticipated career turn into retailing just as the pivotal holiday-shopping season unfolds. ...more

December 10, 2007

Noe Donnat was sleeping on a concrete slab along the waterfront here last month when a police officer with a flashlight confronted him. The beam in the man's face woke him up, city police said. ...more

October 15, 2007

The spray of bullets that killed one Miami-Dade County police officer and hurt three others this week came from something increasingly common on this city's streets. ...more

September 15, 2007