A 53-year-old Hernando County woman has died from the H1N1 virus, making her the second county resident to have died from what is commonly called swine flu. ...more

October 6, 2009

A 28-year-old Manatee County woman faces charges of child neglect after her 2-year-old daughter was found wandering near an intersection around midnight Monday, according to a sheriff's report. ...more

June 2, 2009

A Palm Beach County woman told police she crashed her car into her boyfriend's truck to prevent him from driving drunk. ...more

May 1, 2009

A Citrus County woman was killed early this morning when the car she was driving swerved off a road in Homosassa and struck a tree, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

April 24, 2009

Tallahassee-area law enforcement officers failed Rachel Hoffman horribly last spring while she was working as an informant during a controlled drug buy. They lost visual and audible contact with her, and the 23-year-old, who had recently graduated from Florida State University, was gunned down. ...more

January 19, 2009

For almost two days, the family of a 56-year-old woman who died after being rear-ended on Dale Mabry Highway late Wednesday was unaware of her death, officials said. ...more

January 3, 2009

For almost two days now, the family of a 56-year-old woman killed after being rear-ended on Dale Mabry Highway late Wednesday has been unaware of her death, troopers said. State law prohibits investigators from publicly identifying a person who has died until his or her family has been notified. Extraordinary circumstances, such as family living out of the country, have caused authorities to release victims' names in the media without notification but only after exhaustive efforts, law enforcement officials say. ...more

January 2, 2009

A registered sex offender was arrested Wednesday after authorities say they found child pornography in his home. ...more

December 12, 2008

Linda Bollea will get an additional $400,000 to pay her attorneys in her divorce from famed former wrestler Hulk Hogan. ...more

December 12, 2008

A Pasco County woman was killed when her motorcycle was struck by an elderly driver pulling onto U.S. 19 in Palm Harbor on Wednesday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Gustave Harder, 89, of Palm Harbor, pulled out of 32615 U.S. 19 N. at 10:05 p.m. and struck the motorcycle, which had the right of way, spokesman Sgt. Steve Gaskins said in a news release. ...more

December 11, 2008