A 16-year-old girl is being evaluated to determine whether she has a broken leg after she was struck by a pickup this morning while retrieving the iPod she had dropped in the street, police said. ...more

May 19, 2009

A third case of swine flu has been confirmed in Sarasota County, health department officials said today. ...more

May 13, 2009

An 8-year-old girl who claimed a man tried to lure her into his van Sunday apparently made the story up so as not to get into trouble for having ventured too far on her bicycle, police said today. ...more

May 12, 2009

Police are searching for a man who tried to abduct a 9-year-old girl during a Mother's Day celebration. ...more

May 11, 2009

An attorney for Roman Polanski has told a Los Angeles judge that the fugitive film director won't appear at a hearing this week to seek dismissal of the 31-year-old sex case against him. ...more

May 4, 2009

Florida's Department of Health says the state is monitoring nine probable cases of swine flu, in addition to two confirmed cases. ...more

May 3, 2009

The number of Florida counties with probable cases of swine flu is growing. ...more

May 3, 2009

A Port Richey man is accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

May 2, 2009

The number of Florida counties with probable cases of swine flu is growing. ...more

May 2, 2009

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing 12-year-old girl from Haines City. Molli Alicia Dominguez, of 421 Watts Dairy Road, was last seen at 8 a.m. Monday at her school bus stop, sheriff's office spokeswoman Carrie Eleazer said. ...more

April 28, 2009