After two of his employees said they were attacked by three men while closing up an Apollo Beach restaurant Saturday, owner Shawn Haverfield is organizing fundraisers to help the women gain "some sense of normalcy." ...more

August 20, 2008

Two women were abducted and robbed in Hillsborough County, authorities said this morning. ...more

August 16, 2008

MANATEE COUNTY - Authorities say a marijuana run by William J. White Jr., 19, and Jakob Cunnien, 17, ended with White dead and two 18-year-olds in custody, one of them a rising gridiron star at Lakewood Ranch High School. ...more

July 16, 2008

Polk County authorities say the same man is responsible for at least two rapes in a Winter Haven community. ...more

July 9, 2008

It's no mystery why the purveyors of Web sites that feature underage, scantily-clad girls in sexually provocative poses have been flocking to Florida. The state had no law protecting these children from exploitation. ...more

July 6, 2008

DAVENPORT - A pedestrian killed in a Polk County hit-and-run crash Wednesday has been identified, Polk County authorities said. ...more

July 3, 2008

FORT MYERS- Lee County authorities estimate more than 100 people were involved in a ruckus at a southwest Florida gas station. ...more

July 3, 2008

A Hernando County woman who authorities suspect was kidnapped at gunpoint by her husband Tuesday was found in a St. John's County hospital suffering from a gunshot wound. ...more

July 2, 2008

Hernando County Briefs ...more

July 1, 2008

The person who unwittingly dropped off a rabid raccoon at the Pinellas County animal services center in March came forward Tuesday, hours after Pinellas County authorities urged him to. ...more

June 18, 2008