A sheriff's sergeant is on restricted duty pending the outcome of an internal investigation into accusations he slapped his ex-girlfriend. ...more

July 23, 2008

An American Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles was diverted to Oklahoma City on Friday after a passenger stripped nude and later tried to open an emergency exit door before being subdued by members of a professional soccer team and others, the FBI said. ...more

July 19, 2008

GULFPORT - The body of a 27-year-old St. Petersburg man was found early this morning in Boca Ciega Bay, roughly five hours after he leapt off the city's pier to swim, authorities say. ...more

July 9, 2008

The Polk County chapter of the American Red Cross has been far busier in the past 12 months than in the previous year, helping 207 families from July 1 to June 30. ...more

July 9, 2008

Police say a 30-year-old Stuart man took off his clothes, broke into a home and fled in shorts belonging to the female resident. ...more

July 2, 2008

Havoc resulted in Palmetto Monday afternoon when a man stripped off his clothes in front of a woman using a public restroom in a downtown store, and when a manager confronted him, the man strolled naked into the street and caused a traffic accident. ...more

July 1, 2008

A 12-year-old boy was seriously burned Tuesday morning when he and his brother put gasoline in a mop bucket and lit sticks on fire, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

June 25, 2008

TAMPA - A 12-year-old boy was seriously burned this morning when he and his brother put gasoline in a mop bucket and lit sticks on fire, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

June 24, 2008

Sarasota police have charged an ice cream man with molesting a 12-year-old girl inside his truck. ...more

June 6, 2008

Data Doesn't Matter Regarding "Secondhand Facts Drive Smoke Bans" by Joseph H. Brown (Commentary, May 18): ...more

May 25, 2008