SARASOTA - Allan Eva got tired of his 36-year-old son begging for money, and he finally "snapped" — blasting a shotgun as the son tried to walk away, deputies say. ...more

May 27, 2008

A week before DeAndre Wallace's 20th birthday, Circuit Judge Ronald Ficarrotta sentenced him to spend the rest of his life in prison for shooting a Hillsborough County sheriff's detective. ...more

May 9, 2008

TAMPA - A week before DeAndre Wallace's 20th birthday, Circuit Judge Ronald Ficarrotta sentenced him to spend the rest of his life in prison for shooting a Hillsborough County sheriff's detective. ...more

May 8, 2008

A police sergeant and five officers were pulled from street duty Wednesday as city officials investigated television footage showing a group of officers kicking and punching three suspects during a traffic stop. ...more

May 8, 2008

PINELLAS PARK - A 19-year-old Pinellas Park man living with his parents was arrested and charged with attempted murder this morning after he choked his 28-year-old estranged girlfriend to the point of unconsciousness, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

May 7, 2008

Deputies have arrested an 18-year-old man in the stabbing of a 16-year-old at a Bradenton school bus stop Monday. ...more

February 25, 2008

Nearly seven years ago, then-Circuit Judge Maynard Swanson unloaded on Lawrence Joey Smith in a 32-page sentencing order sending Smith to death row. ...more

February 23, 2008

Polk County authorities say they have caught a third person involved in a chase in which shots were fired at deputies. ...more

February 23, 2008

Hanging a noose in public could be against the law under a bill filed by a black state lawmaker, a reaction to recent intimidating uses of the lynching symbol. ...more

February 21, 2008

A man who went to extreme means in an attempt to convince a judge that he is insane was found guilty of attempted murder Thursday and was sentenced to life in prison. ...more

February 15, 2008