Deputies are investigating the stabbing of a homeless man early this morning. ...more

May 10, 2008

Re: Controlled burns and wild pigs. Mr. Quehl must be new to Florida since he doesn't know what a "controlled burn" is and how it will benefit him in the future. He certainly needs to contact the phone number the editor provided him to gain this knowledge, along with the reason why the helicopters dropped water at the end of the day. ...more

May 10, 2008

TAMPA - Firefighters took about 40 minutes tonight to extinguish a blaze the size of a football field in a wooded area in New Tampa, officials said. ...more

May 6, 2008

A case that began with allegations of sexual misconduct ended Monday with a former Army recruiter pleading guilty to a misdemeanor and leaving the courthouse to begin serving six months of probation. ...more

May 6, 2008

A Maryland man, arrested in Tampa after his picture was aired on television's "America's Most Wanted," briefly worked for a tent-rental company on Waters Avenue. ...more

February 18, 2008

TAMPA - A Maryland man, arrested in Tampa after his picture was aired on America's Most Wanted, briefly worked for a tent-rental company on Waters Avenue. ...more

February 18, 2008

Following two tips, Tampa police and U.S. marshals arrested a man wanted for rape in Maryland a day after America's Most Wanted television program aired a segment about him. ...more

February 17, 2008

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 30-year-old man whose body was found Saturday along the Braden River, officials said. ...more

February 16, 2008

Two employees of Charlotte County's 911 call center are being punished after an internal investigation into the handling of a call concerning a North Port woman who was later found dead, Sheriff John Davenport announced today. ...more

February 15, 2008

A deputy and her dog receive the credit for the happy ending in the case of a missing 12-year-old boy who moved from Belize to Lakeland two weeks ago. ...more

February 15, 2008