Carolyn Aviles won't call it an accident. A pickup hit her side of the car as she was pulling into the street from a parking lot. A mishap, she said. That's all. ...more

August 3, 2008 |

A skull found in June in the closet of a St. Petersburg area home belonged to a Hillsborough County murder victim, Pinellas County deputies said Friday. ...more

August 2, 2008 |

Detectives have identified the origin of a skull found in June in the closet of a St. Petersburg home. ...more

August 1, 2008 |

Carolyn Aviles sums up her addicted son's fatal overdose this way: "I blame the doctors. I blame the system. I blame — I should blame him, but I don't. You can't blame a person that is out of control." ...more

August 1, 2008 |

Three times more Floridians died from prescription pill abuse last year than from a fatal overdose of an illegal drug. ...more

June 22, 2008 |

Three times more Floridians died from prescription pill abuse last year than from a fatal overdose of an illegal drug. ...more

June 21, 2008 |

From "Scarface" to "Miami Vice," Florida's drug problem has been portrayed as the story of a single narcotic: cocaine. But for Floridians, prescription drugs are increasingly a far more lethal habit. ...more

June 16, 2008 |

If you're middle-aged, you're more likely to be accidentally killed or injured by prescription drugs than by a car crash. If you're in high school, one in 10 of your classmates has abused powerful pain medication. ...more

May 19, 2008 |

Florida parents know car seats are needed to keep children safe on the road. They know fences and alarms are needed to keep little ones safe around swimming pools. And they know the number for poison control should be kept by the telephone. ...more

February 13, 2008 |

Formerly a drug used only to treat heroin addiction, methadone has become more popular in recent years to treat pain. ...more

February 9, 2008 |