A 36-year-old Plant City man is under arrest for running a marijuana grow operation on his property, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

April 1, 2009

Investigators found a marijuana grow house in Brandon with 38 marijuana plants inside, Hillsborough County deputies say. Deputies arrested Jesse Lynn Turpen, 51, who lives in the home at 1804 Derbywood Drive. ...more

March 31, 2009

A Big Lots employee was outside the store smoking when a Tampa man asked whether she thought he was sexy, and he exposed himself and simulated a sexual act, police say. Police arrested Paul Morales Hernandez at 8:30 p.m. Sunday. The incident took place at the Big Lots at 8865 N. Florida Ave., police say. ...more

March 30, 2009

A 28-year-old man is accused of firing a gun in a city neighborhood Wednesday night. ...more

March 26, 2009

Toney Douglas has played 129 games in his college career. Uche Echefu has played 130. ...more

March 20, 2009

Opening statements will be given today in the federal trial of a former University of South Florida student accused of illegally transporting explosives. ...more

March 18, 2009

A band's disharmony led one member to shoot at another this afternoon, police say. ...more

March 17, 2009

Opening statements will be given Wednesday in the federal trial of a former University of South Florida student accused of illegally transporting explosives. ...more

March 17, 2009

A 23-year-old Tampa man was arrested early this morning, accused of possessing child pornography that he downloaded onto his computer. Hillsborough County sheriff's detectives said some of the images depicted children younger than 5 and that there were videos showing child bondage. ...more

March 13, 2009

Hunter, a male Mastiff mix, had been trained by its owner to play tug-of-war with a teddy bear about as large as a toddler, animal investigators said. ...more

March 11, 2009