AVON PARK — A Lake Placid man was arrested Tuesday, accused of trying to kill his 19-year-old ex-girlfriend during an argument, while she was holding their baby girl. Coy Lee Bellamy Jr., 20, of 109 Bonnie Road, was charged by Avon Park police with attempted murder (with a knife) domestic violence related. Between 2:05 and 2:10 p.m. Tuesday, police were dispatched to the Avon Park home of the victim in the 1300 block of Tulane Avenue after she had reportedly been slashed severely by Bellamy Jr., according to Det. Daniel Burke. ...more

December 27, 2007

A candlelight vigil will be held tonight for Lexi Antorino, a 2-year-old Palmetto girl who has been in a coma since an unanchored swing set collapsed on her Sunday. ...more

December 12, 2007

TAMPA - A 7-year-old boy bitten by a venomous water moccasin Sunday is in fair condition at University Community Hospital, a hospital spokesman said today. ...more

December 10, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - A 21-year-old man was killed and two others were injured Sunday night after the vehicle they were in went out of control, rolled over and ejected them. ...more

November 20, 2007

WESLEY CHAPEL – Two more of the state's first surviving sextuplets are going home. MacKenzie Margaret and Eli Benjamin Byler will be discharged from All Children's Hospital late this afternoon, a hospital spokesman announced today. ...more

October 29, 2007

A woman hit by a sport utility vehicle Friday evening while pushing her 2-year-old in a stroller remained in critical condition Sunday at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, a hospital spokesman said. ...more

October 15, 2007

A leaky kitchen gas hose was blamed Sunday for an apartment building explosion that threw residents against walls, blew out their windows and hurled debris into the streets. ...more

October 8, 2007

Keith Williams remembered pacing near East Sligh Avenue and North 22nd Street late Friday as bystanders raged about a woman lying in the roadway. ...more

October 2, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY An attacker left a 33-year-old Tampa man with life-threatening injuries, sheriff's reports state. ...more

September 25, 2007

A man with a new learner's permit drove a white Nissan into the Hillsborough River on Tuesday after rear-ending a Mercedes-Benz on West Hillsborough Avenue, police said. ...more

September 19, 2007