The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man they believe shot another man who was trying to break up a fight in front of his home Saturday night. ...more

May 25, 2008

TAMPA - A man wounded Saturday in a shotgun attack may lose a hand and eye, police say. ...more

May 12, 2008

A Marine sergeant who became a symbol of resilience as he strove to recover from a roadside bomb blast in Iraq that blanketed 97 percent of his body with burns has died, the Defense Department said. He was 22. ...more

May 3, 2008

A Tampa woman who said she was attacked while jogging on Countryway Boulevard was charged today with filing a false report, officials said. ...more

February 5, 2008

This is a response to the story about the gentleman responding to the article of the woman who was airlifted to Tampa following a stabbing in Avon Park. I believe that this gentleman is misinformed on some of his facts and I would like to set the record straight. First I will say that I am a nurse at Florida Hospital and am proud to work and serve my community. Our hospitals (in Sebring, Lake Placid and Wauchula) all are capable of handling most emergencies we face in Highlands County. We are able to handle most emergencies, but apparently not this woman's. She had sustained knife wounds, which could not be handled in Highlands County and the decision was made to get her somewhere quickly where she could get her wounds taken care of. ...more

January 11, 2008

AVON PARK — A Lake Placid man was arrested Tuesday, accused of trying to kill his 19-year-old ex-girlfriend during an argument, while she was holding their baby girl. Coy Lee Bellamy Jr., 20, of 109 Bonnie Road, was charged by Avon Park police with attempted murder (with a knife) domestic violence related. Between 2:05 and 2:10 p.m. Tuesday, police were dispatched to the Avon Park home of the victim in the 1300 block of Tulane Avenue after she had reportedly been slashed severely by Bellamy Jr., according to Det. Daniel Burke. ...more

December 27, 2007

An old cow thought to have been attacked by dogs was shot - 11 times - to end its suffering. ...more

December 18, 2007

A security guard shot a man in the parking lot of a St. Petersburg nursing home after the man retrieved a gun from his vehicle. ...more

December 16, 2007

An 81-year-old man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's boss in a shooting at a synagogue was sentenced Thursday to life in prison. ...more

December 14, 2007

More than a dozen family members and friends comforted one another Wednesday afternoon in the pediatric emergency ward at Tampa General Hospital as they waited for word on the condition of a 10-year-old Valrico girl bitten on the face by a dog. ...more

December 12, 2007