Authorities in north Florida have scaled back their search for a missing 5-year-old girl who vanished from her home last week and a volunteer search group has ended its efforts. ...more

February 16, 2009

A 57-year-old man has been extradited from Illinois to face charges that he was drunk when he was involved in a wreck last year in Largo that left a motorcyclist dead and led to the motorcyclist's passenger losing a leg. James Laier was booked into the Pinellas County Jail this morning on charges of driving under the influence-manslaughter and DUI-serious bodily injury. Bail was set at $55,000. ...more

February 16, 2009

A Tampa man is accused of snatching his 1-year-old child out of a moving car during an argument with his estranged wife, putting the child in harm's way, an affidavit states. ...more

February 14, 2009

Warren T. Roberts' wife and girlfriend decided to team up Thursday and confront him about his lying, according to a sheriff's office report. ...more

February 14, 2009

DADE CITY Warren T. Roberts' wife and girlfriend decided to team up Thursday and confront him about his lying, according to a sheriff's office report. ...more

February 13, 2009

A 22-year-old unemployed man was arrested this morning, accused of punching and hitting a cat, and then leaving his apartment with the feline in his backpack. ...more

February 12, 2009

A handy- woman's difficult life came to an end Tuesday night when she was shot by two St. Petersburg police officers as she appeared to be on the verge of plunging a large barbecue fork into her sometimes lover. ...more

February 12, 2009

President Obama just finished his town hall meeting with the job ahead of helping the House and Senate now come to an agreement on a plan. ...more

February 10, 2009

Dear Abby: I'm a fiercely independent and headstrong woman. I have recently begun dating my childhood sweetheart, "Jess," again after 20 years. Jess is traditional and would prefer I surrender my independence and allow him to take the "man's" role. We are trying to compromise, but now another issue has come up. ...more

February 8, 2009

The body of a 54-year-old woman was found in a burning Bradenton home when fire crews were battling the blaze this morning, Manatee County deputies say. The woman's name wasn't available. ...more

February 6, 2009