It was the second day of a week-long training seminar in Stuart, but a Highlands County Sheriff's Office bloodhound went right from class and into the field to help nab a purse snatcher. ...more

November 20, 2009

A Panhandle Fish and Wildlife officer lost a 5-foot alligator after bringing it to his daughter's school for show and tell. ...more

October 30, 2009

A local criminal case will go national tonight when the popular show "Forensic Files" airs a profile of the investigation into the 2002 murder of Joshan Ashbrook. ...more

October 30, 2009

DAYTONA BEACH (AP) — Officials say a man was airlifted to a central Florida hospital for treatment after he was severely burned during a fight over beer, cigarettes and money. ...more

September 27, 2009

Deputies have exhausted their leads and closed the case in the apparently random shooting of a 19-year-old woman. ...more

August 19, 2009

Three people escaped unharmed when fire broke out at a house on Piermaj Lane at about 8 a.m. today. For the second time today, Hillsborough Fire Rescue had to bring in a tanker truck to fight a fire. The house is in a heavily wooded area just off Interstate 275, and there are no hydrants nearby. ...more

April 20, 2009

Local police were searching Wednesday for a man who robbed the Valrico State Bank. ...more

April 15, 2009

Police have identified a skeleton found in a state park in Broward County as an elderly man who went missing almost a year ago. ...more

April 10, 2009

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has released a computer-generated image of the man whose body was found near Thonotosassa and Stanley roads in eastern Hillsborough County on Tuesday. ...more

April 8, 2009

A man is recovering after surviving a small plane crash in Englewood that killed his travel companion. ...more

April 5, 2009