Deputies arrested a 27-year-old man Saturday night on a charge of beating another man with an 8-foot-long metal flagpole. ...more

August 2, 2009

A 33-year-old man was arrested Saturday after authorities found a possible pipe bomb in a stolen pickup he was occupying, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 2, 2009

Police say two pet baby snakes escaped from a 20-year-old man's pants pockets as he was driving, leading to a car crash in Hartford, Conn. ...more

July 28, 2009

A 41-year-old man was shot in the upper thigh during a home invasion at his Bradenton home this morning, Manatee County deputies say. Jorge Santaella was flown to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg for treatment. ...more

July 27, 2009

Police are investigating a possibly drug-related shooting that left a 40-year-old man in the hospital with a gunshot to his upper body. ...more

July 25, 2009

A helicopter made a hard landing into the water near Caladesi Island today, but the three people on board weren't injured, Pinellas County deputies say. ...more

July 24, 2009

A 42-year-old man was killed Tuesday night when his car was broadsided by a pickup at U.S. 19 and Alternate U.S. 19, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

July 23, 2009

A 72-year-old man is accused of molesting a young girl in a hot tub. ...more

July 22, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - A 16-year-old boy sought in the slaying of a 60-year-old man last week has turned himself in to face a second-degree murder charge. ...more

July 22, 2009

LAND O' LAKES -- A 16-year-old boy sought in the slaying of a 60-year-old man last week has turned himself in to face a second-degree murder charge. Corey Lindsey Jr. of Zephyrhills turned himself in at the Land O' Lakes Detention Center at about 9 p.m. Monday. Lindsey is accused of fatally shooting Donald Watts of Zephyrhills. ...more

July 21, 2009