A Hillsborough County motor cycle deputy, working in the procession escort for Sgt. David A. Croft Jr., was hit by a car that made an unexpected turn out of the procession line, causing serious injury to the deputy. ...more

January 23, 2010

The severe weather struck the home about 2 a.m. There were no injuries. ...more

January 22, 2010

Pasco County deputies arrested a mother and her two teenage sons Monday in an early-morning home invasion that sent their neighbor to a hospital in critical condition. ...more

January 20, 2010

John Kalisz was driving north when he made the phone call. The Hernando County Sheriff's Office said he had just gunned down four women Thursday afternoon in Brooksville, killing two of them. One of the women who died was Kalisz' sister; one of the two who survived was pregnant but lost her fetus after the shooting. ...more

January 16, 2010

Deputies say 41-year-old David James Brasure attacked his roommate with a sword and killed him. ...more

January 14, 2010

Osceola County deputies found a 12-foot-long anaconda while training today at the East Lake Fish Camp in Kissimmee, and a hunt farther south located five pythons. ...more

January 14, 2010

A 45-year-old Tampa man has been arrested following a stabbing this morning at a convenience store near Clair-Mel City, Hillsborough County deputies said. ...more

January 12, 2010

No charges have been filed in the shooting death of a Palm River man whose ongoing squabble with a neighbor over a dog led to Thursday afternoon's shooting. ...more

January 9, 2010

Three men broke into an apartment, tied up the resident, ransacked the home and stole $450 in cash, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

January 5, 2010

Ah! The smell of a New Year, the hanging of wall calendars, thoughts of resolutions soon to be broken and what can be achieved in the next 52 weeks. Thinking of all we face in the coming year is all a bit scary. As a public service, I polished my crystal ball and will offer these predictions for the new decade. They may seem farfetched, but stranger things have happened. ...more

January 2, 2010