Investigators found a marijuana grow house in Brandon with 38 marijuana plants inside, Hillsborough County deputies say. Deputies arrested Jesse Lynn Turpen, 51, who lives in the home at 1804 Derbywood Drive. ...more

March 31, 2009

A 47-year-old Lithia man conspired with another person to buy 30 pounds of marijuana for $19,500 on Monday, Hillsborough County deputies say. Deputies arrested William Wesley Allen at 5:20 p.m. Monday. ...more

March 31, 2009

A Silver Alert had been issued for a missing 72-year-old Clearwater man suffering from dementia, but he has since been found at a local hospital. ...more

March 31, 2009

A 12-year-old Bradenton girl is recovering after she left home over the weekend and was raped by a man 34 years older than her, the girl's family said at a news conference this afternoon. ...more

March 30, 2009

A motorcycle and bicycle collided this morning near Thonotosassa. ...more

March 30, 2009

A 2-year-old Seminole boy drowned today, Pinellas County deputies say. ...more

March 27, 2009

Several hours trekking through the woods to avoid law enforcement capture earned a Brooksville man 15 years in prison on Thursday. ...more

March 27, 2009

Andres Cruz said he was scared when a woman claiming to be an immigration official came to his job and told him she needed to take his 2-month-old baby. ...more

March 26, 2009

Three men. Hundreds of marijuana plants. One big bust. ...more

March 26, 2009