The calls were always the same: telemarketers claiming he'd promised $20 to a Florida charity. ...more

January 31, 2009

Golf cart safety is not practiced in Fairmount Mobile Estates. Some people have taken it upon themselves to rewrite motorized vehicles lighting laws while operating their carts at night on the subdivision streets. ...more

January 29, 2009

A Muslim scholar chosen to speak at President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural prayer service Wednesday is the leader of a group that federal prosecutors say has ties to terrorists. ...more

January 17, 2009

A 52-year-old man faces child pornography charges after being arrested early this morning at his Largo apartment complex. ...more

January 16, 2009

The aunt of a slain Belleair woman says the family had mixed emotions when they heard the man wanted in connection to her killing had been caught. ...more

January 7, 2009

The crime only took a minute. The man walked into the Mid-Florida Federal Credit Union in Lakeland on Nov. 20 and handed the teller a note demanding money. The teller complied, and the robber walked out. He hasn't been caught. ...more

December 31, 2008

Welcome to bank robbery in the modern age. No guns a blazing. No elaborately choreographed heists. No dramatic car chases or shootouts. ...more

December 30, 2008

A new report issued by criminologists at Northeastern University in Boston finds a "dramatic surge" in homicides involving black juveniles and guns — but leaves Florida and Washington, D.C., out of the analysis. ...more

December 29, 2008

There's a new way to report organized animal fighting, and it could lead to a reward of up to $5,000. Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced the creation of a new tip line today. Tipsters can call 1-877-TIP-HSUS (1-877-847-4787) to report cruelty to animals. ...more

December 29, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - With grow houses back in the headlines recently after a Zephyrhills bust, Sheriff Bob White explained some of the inner workings of how authorities prosecute such cases. ...more

December 28, 2008