For 33 days, this Tennessee city wondered what happened to a 9-year-old Girl Scout who disappeared while out delivering cookies. ...more

September 21, 2008

A local man charged with participating in a conspiracy by the Gambino organized crime family says the FBI illegally searched his house the day he was arrested. ...more

September 20, 2008

TAMPA – A local man charged with participating in a Gambino organized crime family conspiracy says the FBI illegally searched his house the day he was arrested. ...more

September 19, 2008

Former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley is not expected to face charges after a lengthy investigation into his lurid messages to underage congressional pages, two federal law enforcement officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. ...more

September 19, 2008

WASHINGTON - Details emerged Thursday behind the break-in of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's e-mail account, including a first-hand account suggesting it was vulnerable because a hacker was able to impersonate her online to obtain her password. ...more

September 18, 2008

The chairman of the of Senate Judiciary Committee said Wednesday that he does not believe Bruce Ivins acted alone in the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks. ...more

September 18, 2008

It began as a case of six missing boaters. Then came the dramatic tale of an attack on the high seas by Cuban pirates, four fatal shootings and the rescue of two survivors from a life raft. Then the two survivors were charged with murder. ...more

September 15, 2008

I, for one, am really tired of reading the comments of political adversaries of current Sheriff Susan Benton and her staff of officers. Informed citizens, know what a great job the Highlands County Sheriff's Office has done for our county. ...more

September 4, 2008

A missing 3-year-old girl's decomposing body was likely in the trunk of her arrested mother's car, the sheriff's office said Monday. ...more

September 2, 2008

A highly respected retired NYPD detective with inoperable liver cancer was charged with bank robbery Friday after authorities identified him as the Bling Bandit, suspected of pulling off nine heists while wearing a flashy watch and ring. ...more

August 30, 2008