Clearwater police arrested 10 men on charges of soliciting prostitution over the weekend. ...more

March 2, 2009

The Brooksville Police Department's first K-9 unit in more than a decade is officially on patrol. ...more

October 13, 2008

Last weekend, a team of researchers drove a small boat into Tampa Bay and dropped two massive decoy bombs near bridge pilings and port docks. The U.S. Navy, working with the experiment, then sent out two underwater robots to scour the watery floor looking for the bombs. ...more

August 28, 2008

TAMPA -- Five people have been arrested in connection with a theft ring investigators have tied to string of violent home robberies that took place earlier this month in the USF area, police said. Two women acting as decoys would knock on the unsuspecting victim's door, claim to have just been robbed and ask to use a phone, police said. Once inside, two male accomplices pushed their way into the home and stole cash, jewelry and electronics. ...more

June 20, 2008

CLEARWATER -- Police cracking down on prostitution in the downtown area netted seven arrests this week. Officers posed as decoys during the day on Monday and Tuesday on Cleveland Street, Gulf to Bay Boulevard and North Fort Harrison Avenue. ...more

May 7, 2008

AVON PARK – Sarah Tickner and the Braden River volleyball team didn't want to open their postseason run with defending district champion DeSoto. They'd rather save the Bulldogs for the finals. "We're ready for them, but we'd rather not face them in the first round," said Tickner, whose nine kills led the Pirates to a 25-15, 25-19, 25-20 victory over the Avon Park Red Devils in a crucial district match. "We've come so far this season, we're ready to show what we can do." ...more

October 13, 2007