SEBRING — Sheriff's detectives needed a keen sense of smell and sharp ears Wednesday to locate a marijuana growhouse operation, the 60th growhouse raided in the county since November 2006. A strong marijuana smell and the sound of growhouse electrical equipment led to the arrest of a Sebring man and woman in connection with the alleged operation at 8460 Tubbs Ranch Road, in Sebring, off of U.S. 98. ...more

December 14, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - A fire swept through a two-story house in Caliente Resort on Friday afternoon, causing extensive damage to the structure and to a motor home in the garage. ...more

November 17, 2007

TAMPA - Police are investigating an apparent suicide that occurred about 6 p.m. today inside an Ybor City record store. ...more

November 16, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - A fire swept through a two-story house in Caliente Resort on Friday11/16 afternoon, causing extensive damage to the structure and to a motor home in the garage. ...more

November 16, 2007

A woman bit off her ex-boyfriend's lower lip as they were kissing in bed, likely disfiguring him permanently, authorities said. ...more

November 8, 2007

TREASURE ISLAND - Tourists returning to their motel room late Tuesday were confronted by two men who forced them into their room and robbed them at gunpoint, police said. ...more

November 2, 2007

Garry Trudeau says topics in his 'Doonesbury' comic strip that were at first shocking to some readers aren't so anymore, such as one character's revelation 30 years ago that he was gay. ...more

October 25, 2007

Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies are investigating a death this afternoon in rural Plant City. A sheriff's spokeswoman had no other information about the investigation at 5802 Miley Road, just off Forbes Road. ...more

September 27, 2007

Mayor Jerry Sanders abruptly reversed his public opposition to marriage for same-sex partners and revealed that his adult daughter is a lesbian. ...more

September 21, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG – Police have lifted the lockdown ordered for Perkins Elementary Magnet School for the Arts. ...more

September 20, 2007