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

Several suspected drunk drivers were arrested within an hour of each other Friday. ...more

March 16, 2009

The next to the last chapter in a tragic story was completed Friday, when Joshua Lee Altersberger pleaded guilty to first degree murder in the death of State Trooper Nicholas Sottile. The story won't be complete, however, until a jury decides if the death penalty awaits Altersberger. ...more

March 15, 2009

A suspected drunk driver was arrested Tuesday after a deputy saw her weaving across Spring Hill Drive. ...more

March 5, 2009

Two Pinellas County sheriff's deputies were given hefty suspensions after a video camera in a squad car showed they misrepresented their actions in separate reports on the same traffic stop, according to sheriff's memoranda released this morning. ...more

February 26, 2009

A teenager was arrested on charges of lewd and lascivious molestation after deputies reportedly discovered him having sex with his underage girlfriend. ...more

February 25, 2009

Police briefs. ...more

February 23, 2009

Deputies say they recovered 7 1/2 pounds of marijuana from the trunk of a car during a traffic stop Thursday night. ...more

February 20, 2009

Deputies say they recovered 7-½ pounds of marijuana from the trunk of a car during a traffic stop Thursday night. ...more

February 20, 2009

Just after midnight on Saturday, a tow truck driver spotted a car being driven erratically by an attorney for the Pinellas Sheriff's Office. But after sheriff's deputies showed up, they did not give her a field sobriety test, even though they believed she had been drinking, sheriff's administrators say. ...more

February 18, 2009