Jessica Sierra blamed four or five vodkas and an empty stomach. Before her weekend tear in Ybor City was over, Tampa police said, Sierra fought police trying to keep her out of a club, scrapped with a friend on the street outside, vomited in a patrol car then vomited again, threatened action by the mayor, kicked one officer and propositioned another, and, still combative, ended up in isolation at Orient Road Jail. ...more

December 4, 2007

Bucs RT Jeremy Trueblood expected to spend money shopping this holiday season, but he did not anticipate losing $15,000 before Black Friday. ...more

November 13, 2007

SEBRING –– Friendly rivalries are healthy in the sports arena, but when the boundaries of good sportsmanship are crossed, anything can happen. What should have been Amanda Grimaldo's coming-out party turned ugly on Thursday, as a game-halting melee ensued in the 70th minute of Sebring's 5-0 win over Avon Park in a Class 4A-District 10 showdown at Firemen's Field. With the Blue Streaks up by four goals, an Avon Park and Sebring player got tangled up after going for the ball late in the match. One shove led to another, and after a punch to the jaw, the fight ensued. Both teams had players run on the field, as cheers from both sides could be heard over the commotion. "That is the last thing we need in a soccer match," Sebring goalie Becca Secory said. "I wasn't sure what had happened at first, but when I realized there was a fight, I tried to calm our bench down." ...more

November 10, 2007

A routine inmate transport to court turned deadly in six minutes Wednesday after a convicted robber handcuffed in a medical transportation van stole a 76-year-old Broward County deputy's gun and then fatally shot him, officials said. ...more

November 8, 2007

The son of News Channel 8 anchor Bob Hite was arrested Thursday after choking his live-in girlfriend, officials said. ...more

November 7, 2007

APOLLO BEACH - The son of News Channel 8 anchor Bob Hite was arrested Thursday after choking his live-in girlfriend, officials said. ...more

November 6, 2007

It has been two years since Bucs coach Jon Gruden was able to go into a bye week and not worry about who his quarterback would be. ...more

November 6, 2007

A St. Petersburg man who went to a hospital today seeking treatment for a gunshot wound has been charged in connection to the fatal shooting of a man Friday night. ...more

November 4, 2007

BRANDON - A $6,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of Tyrone Lamont Grimes, 27, who is suspected in the Oct. 17 shooting death of Karen L. Taylor-Williams, 36. ...more

November 1, 2007

University of Florida police were justified when they used a Taser against a student who refused to stop questioning Sen. John Kerry at a campus event, according to a state investigation released Wednesday. ...more

October 25, 2007