MANATEE COUNTY – An 82-year-old woman staying in a Bradenton hotel room fought with a purse-snatcher and chased him through the parking lot, according to a Manatee Sheriff's report. ...more

February 12, 2009

A Spring Hill woman was arrested Tuesday on charges that she locked a teenage boy in a bathroom for two years and beat him with a plank of wood. The 16-year-old managed to escape Monday and go to a neighbor's house for help. A responding deputy said he found the boy covered in bruises and cuts. ...more

February 12, 2009

A Spring Hill woman has been arrested on charges saying she locked a teenage boy in a bathroom for two years and beat him with a plank of wood. ...more

February 12, 2009

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February 9, 2009

Cancer is a word, when uttered by a doctor, that strikes fear in the heart of anyone on the receiving end of the news. But breakthroughs in cancer research give more and more people hope. ...more

February 7, 2009

Nearly every day since September, the 10-year-old girl was repeatedly beaten with a belt because she didn't finish her chores fast enough, according to a Pasco County Sheriff's Office report. ...more

January 31, 2009

A Lakeland woman is accused of fracturing the skull of a one-month-old boy, officials said. ...more

January 30, 2009

Nearly every day since September, the 10-year-old girl had been repeatedly beaten with a belt because she didn't finish her chores fast enough, according to a Pasco Sheriff's Office report. ...more

January 30, 2009

Three key players for the Baltimore Ravens sat out practice for a third straight day Friday, putting their availability in question for Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. ...more

January 17, 2009

The jurors leaned forward in their seats, craning their necks at the photos splayed before them. ...more

January 16, 2009