Up to 60 percent of homes selling in Florida's hardest-hit markets are distressed properties, and consumers who bought at the height of the market will have to wait up to seven years before values rise to their original prices, a top industry economist said Friday. ...more

November 8, 2008

A Largo police sergeant did nothing wrong this month when he fatally shot a man who appeared to be reaching for a weapon, the Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney's Office concluded. ...more

October 24, 2008

Angelique Stephens mistreated a dog, causing the animal to become weak and bloated, according to Hillsborough County Animal Services investigators. ...more

October 23, 2008

The parents of an 11-year-old girl who died after a sand tunnel collapsed on top of her are suing the homeowners association and property manager. ...more

October 23, 2008

The last of a group of teens involved in a 12-hour crime spree last week is behind bars, deputies said. ...more

October 15, 2008

Melissa Murrhee struck her ex-roommate in the face with a wooden stake early Sunday morning, Tampa police say. When the ex-roommate got the stake out of her hand, Murrhee's boyfriend punched him, according to a police report. ...more

October 6, 2008

Four men were arrested Wednesday, accused of stealing air conditioners from a vacant condominium complex in Clearwater, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

October 2, 2008

The famed six-toed cats at Ernest Hemingway's island home aren't going anywhere. ...more

September 26, 2008

Pasco County sheriff's investigators have identified a man found dead Friday morning at Withlacoochee River Park and have ruled the death a homicide. ...more

September 20, 2008

He's only 11, but Jordan Ramus might be destined for greatness - or at least the December cover of Sports Illustrated Kids. ...more

September 20, 2008