TAMPA - Officers arrested a man Monday night who is wanted in Palm Beach on charges of sexual battery and molestation of a child, police spokeswoman Janelle McGregor. ...more

June 10, 2008

SEBRING — The second suspect in the stabbing death of a Lake Placid man seven years ago was brought to the Highlands County Jail on Wednesday to join his son, also charged with second-degree murder. Tirso Marin-Median, now 48, of Madison, was charged with homicide willful kill second-degree murder - not premeditated. On Feb. 19, 2001 sheriff's investigators were called to 303 Highlands Blvd., in Lake Placid, on a report of a stabbing. The victim, Sergio Morales, was found inside the home with multiple stab wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene by Highlands County Emergency Medical personnel. ...more

June 5, 2008

Durant Road was closed to traffic for nearly two hours Monday while the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office SWAT team apprehended an armed man outside his home. ...more

May 24, 2008

TAMPA - A Durant man with warrants for his arrest called the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office and left a threatening voice message for the detective assigned to his case, deputies say. Deputies responded to Justin Bryant's home at 5:10 p.m. Monday, and after initially not speaking to them, Bryant exited the home and stood on School House Lane with what appeared to be a handgun, a sheriff's office release states. ...more

May 20, 2008

The University of South Florida will face UCF in the NCAA Softball Tournament at 5 p.m. Friday in Gainesville, while the overall No. 1 seeded Florida Gators play Georgia Tech at 7:30. ...more

May 12, 2008

Officers responding to a report of shots fired near Ybor City on Monday morning arrested two men in a stolen car with a gun and crack cocaine, police said. ...more

February 18, 2008

TAMPA - Officers responding to a report of shots fired near Ybor City this morning arrested two men in a stolen car with a gun and crack cocaine, police said. ...more

February 18, 2008

SARASOTA - Police have identified a woman they say was stabbed to death by a man who knew her well on Monday night. ...more

February 5, 2008

This week the TV news showed us images of George Bush, president of the United States and supposed leader of the free world, carrying a Saudi sword while dancing with a member of the Saudi royal family. For me, this ultimate indignity on the part of our president was reminiscent of a drunken Boris Yeltsin, leader of a failed Soviet Union playing "would you like to lead a band ?" Doubtless George, wearing his now famous smirk, saw no loss of dignity in playing the court jester for his Arab friends, perhaps to win them over to his pathetic plea for OPEC to sell more oil to assist the U.S. economy, one of their biggest customers as Bush reminded them. Their curt response was they will increase their sales when the market warrants it, thereby putting Bush in his place and inferentially reminding him that the OPEC cartel does not exist to do the U.S. favors. Its ability to squeeze the U.S. in a time of economic crisis, despite Bush's supposed generosity in approving a large sale of sophisticated arms to Saudi Arabia, is a blunt reminder of who is in the economically dominant position, in U.S.- Saudi relations. Way to go George! ...more

January 20, 2008

TAMPA - Two men have been arrested and a third is wanted on warrants after police found a stash of cocaine and marijuana in a Central Tampa home, according to arrest reports. ...more

January 15, 2008