For three months, Dawn Marie Perry's 81-year-old grandmother fed her prescription drug habit - only she didn't know it, according to Pasco County Sheriff's Office deputies. Perry, of 7436 Carmel Avenue, was arrested Tuesday at the home she shares with her grandmother, accused of stealing her grandmother's checks, writing checks on her account without her grandmother's permission, and using her credit cards without her knowing it. ...more

February 17, 2010

Each of Thursday's steps was seen as a sign that, yes, Lindsey Vonn might very well compete in five Olympic races, after all, and might be able to think once again about medals, not medicine. ...more

February 12, 2010

Singer and guitarist Willie Nelson canceled a North Carolina concert because of a bum hand about an hour after several band and crew members were busted for allegedly possessing moonshine and marijuana. ...more

January 30, 2010

Etta James' son says the 72-year-old R&B singer is hospitalized in Southern California with a serious infection but he expects her to be released soon. ...more

January 29, 2010

A former Odessa physician was placed on probation Wednesday for three years for illegally prescribing oxycodone. ...more

December 17, 2009

Pills, phony bills and bogus prescriptions were found today in the pockets of a Lakeland man accused of counterfeiting U.S. currency, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

June 11, 2009

Prescription drugs now kill more Floridians than heroin or cocaine, yet the state does not monitor the prescribing and dispensing of deadly painkillers, such as oxycodone. ...more

January 6, 2009

Suffering from excruciating spinal deterioration, Robby Garvin, 24, of South Carolina tried many painkillers before his doctor prescribed methadone in June 2006, just before Garvin and his friend Joey Sutton set off for a weekend at an amusement park. ...more

August 17, 2008

A 23-year-old woman was arrested on charges of driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident with serious injury Saturday after hitting a pedestrian on U.S. 19, authorities said. ...more

August 4, 2008

A 46-year-old teacher in Pasco County with three children in her van was charged Friday with child neglect and endangerment and driving under the influence. ...more

August 3, 2008