An employer's offer to clear up a child support debt wasn't enough to persuade a federal judge to release Danny J. Collins from a one-year prison sentence. ...more

October 1, 2008

A man cut his girlfriend's throat this morning after she tried to break off her relationship with him, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

October 1, 2008

Joe Soto, general manager of an advertising firm in Philadelphia, has a complicated relationship with his BlackBerry e-mail phone. ...more

September 29, 2008

Dear Abby: My husband is not very good when it comes to taking care of his car. He never changes the oil - he just keeps adding new oil to the existing. ...more

September 21, 2008

Richard Scolaro, 32, met a 13-year-old girl while he worked at Westfield Brandon mall and carried on a relationship with her for several months, Hillsborough County deputies said. ...more

September 8, 2008

Pasco deputies are searching for a woman they believe stabbed a man during an argument this morning. ...more

September 7, 2008

A 27-year-old woman died in a single-vehicle accident early this morning in Pasco County but two toddlers in the sports utility vehicle received only minor injuries, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

August 31, 2008

Dear Lyn: My husband has Alzheimer's. He's constantly forgetful and he loses, misplaces or breaks things. I understand it's all part of the disease. But he generally has an elaborate excuse for why he can't remember something, why he can't find something, or why something doesn't work. He even accuses me of taking something he can't find. I don't mean to be cross with him, but sometimes I am. I need coping strategies on this. - Little Patience ...more

August 30, 2008

An Avon Park man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $52,000 bond Tuesday, after police say he burglarizing his ex-girlfriend's apartment and tried to choke her once he got inside. ...more

August 28, 2008

Deputies broke down a door and shot a man to death as he was stabbing a woman inside a south Manatee County home this morning, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 22, 2008