TALLAHASSEE Attorney Barry Richard told The Tampa Tribune and other media outlets that the Seminole tribe is going to keep offering the casino games approved in the compact that the Supreme Court has declared invalid. ...more

September 12, 2008

With so many burglaries and burglary arrests making the news, the question comes up, are burglaries and other property crimes on the rise in Highlands County? ...more

September 12, 2008

With gangs statewide gaining a toehold in a wide range of criminal enterprises, state and Bay officials put their heads together today to address the problem. ...more

September 9, 2008

Deputies in Citrus County found a 2-year-old girl this morning hours after authorities in South Carolina issued an Amber Alert for the child. ...more

August 24, 2008

Luc Pierre-Charles Jr. can run, but he can't hide forever. That's the message officials from the Pasco County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Marshals Service conveyed Thursday morning when announcing that the 20-year-old has been added to the U.S. Marshals' 15 Most Wanted List. ...more

August 22, 2008

The search for a suspect in a Pasco County double homicide is getting national attention. Luc Pierre-Charles will be placed today on the U.S. Marshals Service's list of the 15 most-wanted fugitives. Pierre-Charles, 20, is accused of gunning down Derek Pieper and Raymond Veluz on a dirt road in Trilby in 2006. ...more

August 21, 2008

Residents are invited to comment on how the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office complies with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies' accreditation standards. ...more

August 20, 2008

The city plans to boost police salaries starting in October to stem the loss of officers to higher-paying law enforcement agencies. ...more

August 20, 2008

Democratic candidates for Pasco sheriff Kim Bogart and Jeff Deremer drew sharp contrasts on their backgrounds, qualifications and visions during a West Pasco Chamber of Commerce candidate forum last night. ...more

August 13, 2008

The developer of Seven Oaks said Wednesday that the community is not on the list of possible sites for a psychiatric hospital proposed for land near Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. ...more

August 7, 2008