A federal prisoner stands accused in a rape that occurred 22 years ago in Pinellas County, according to authorities and court records. ...more

March 18, 2009

In the days of old, if a woman told a dispatcher she had been raped in Clearwater, and the dispatcher realized the crime occurred outside the city's boundaries, the woman would be given a telephone number to call. ...more

February 2, 2009

Police are looking for the killer of a popular Lakeland resident whose body was found outside his auto body shop Monday night. ...more

December 31, 2008

A detention deputy found a 5-inch shank in the jail cell today of Kendrick Morris, who was charged in April with the beating and rape of a high school student at the Bloomingdale library. "We believe the weapon came from plastic broken off a food tray," Col. Jim Previtera said. ...more

December 30, 2008

Kids get hurt all the time. Between the soccer matches, bicycle tumbles and wrestling mishaps, most children have an assortment of cuts and bruises. ...more

October 5, 2008

Lutheran actors hope to uncover lots of laughs tonight and Saturday when they stage the original whodunit mystery, "The Case of the Frozen Saints," starting at 7 p.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church in Apollo Beach. ...more

September 26, 2008

The story spread like wildfire through the close-knit Vietnamese-American community. ...more

September 18, 2008

Closer to home, Michelle Phan of Tampa and her friends were considering a similar type of fundraiser after learning a rape victim likely will need expensive, long-term rehabilitation. Phan said their first idea was to host a barbecue or car wash. But when she announced her plans on her Web site, xanga.com/ricebunny, the fundraiser evolved into Fashion for Compassion, a benefit fashion show. ...more

September 17, 2008

Some knew her as a friend, most did not, but they came by the hundreds anyway tonight in Ruskin to help a teenage rape victim. ...more

August 11, 2008

A 16-year-old boy was arrested this afternoon in Oneco on a charge that he raped a teenage girl Wednesday at Pride Park, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

July 31, 2008