Jesse Helms, 86, the North Carolina Republican who served three decades in the U.S. Senate and became a crusader against communism, liberalism, tax increases, abortion, homosexuality, affirmative action and court-ordered busing, died Friday in Raleigh, N.C. ...more

July 5, 2008

A Hernando County woman who authorities suspect was kidnapped at gunpoint by her husband Tuesday was found in a St. John's County hospital suffering from a gunshot wound. ...more

July 2, 2008

Hernando County Briefs ...more

July 1, 2008

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday released a drawing of a suspect in a June 9 stabbing and armed robbery that left a 41-year-old man hospitalized for four days. ...more

June 18, 2008

At the risk of political incorrectness, Obama's nomination had to be beyond the political pale at some level. ...more

June 17, 2008

A Hillsborough County deputy foiled an attempted robbery today at Grace Pharmacy and officials are asking the public for help in identifying a suspect, sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. ...more

June 17, 2008

BROOKSVILLE — A 22-year-old woman says a man tried to abduct her at a gas station Tuesday night, Hernando County sheriff's deputies say. ...more

May 28, 2008

TAMPA - An astute TBO.com reader helped lead police to a man sought in a convenience-store heist, a spokeswoman said. Harold Drier, 42, of Tampa, was held without bail at Orient Road Jail today, charged with felony armed robbery, records show. ...more

May 28, 2008

TAMPA - Police have released surveillance images and video in hopes that the public may help them identify an armed robbery suspect. ...more

May 27, 2008

The Sweetbay Supermarket pharmacy at 3406 U.S. 19 is the latest target in a rash of holdups in which robbers are demanding high-strength, opiate painkillers, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office reported late Friday. ...more

May 24, 2008