Ethan Hawke and wife Ryan Shawhughes are the new parents of a baby girl. ...more

July 24, 2008

Deputies arrested a 27-year-old Plant City man Tuesday morning for having sex with a 15-year-old girl, according to an arrest report. ...more

July 23, 2008

The criminal charges are simple, the case complex, involving a well-known local veterinarian, a show horse he was to euthanize and a $10,000 life insurance payoff for the animal a state investigator says is probably still alive - somewhere. ...more

June 21, 2008

The school board has fired a former James Elementary School secretary accused of stealing almost $7,890 from an after-school program, officials said. ...more

June 18, 2008

Two teenagers face several felony charges for burglarizing two schools, a home and a pet business, Dade City police said. ...more

June 13, 2008

A convicted felon was arrested Wednesday afternoon after deputies found what appeared to be a rocket launcher in the trunk of his car, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

June 12, 2008

LAKELAND - A convicted felon was arrested Wednesday afternoon after deputies found what appeared to be a rocket launcher in the trunk of his car, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

June 11, 2008

The NBA commissioner dismissed as "baseless" allegations from a former referee at the center of a gambling scandal that the 2002 playoff series was rigged by league referees and officials. ...more

June 11, 2008

Barry Bonds has pleaded not guilty to 15 felony charges of lying to a federal grand jury about his performance-enhancing drug use. ...more

June 6, 2008

SARASOTA — A military instructor at Sarasota High School molested a teenage student more than 10 times in his office near the school gymnasium, according to police. ...more

May 31, 2008