Full darkness has just settled on Brooksville and the cold is gaining strength. ...more

February 14, 2009

Deputies arrested a Tampa couple today, accusing them of owning roosters for cockfighting, records show. ...more

February 13, 2009

A 35-year-old Tampa woman is accused of leaving her three boys to live in a van and fend for themselves while she went out of state for a wedding. ...more

February 12, 2009

Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies said they shut down an illegal radio station Wednesday afternoon in Winter Haven. ...more

February 11, 2009

Hillsborough County will ask multiple law enforcement and regulatory agencies to investigate whether former Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson committed prosecutable crimes before he left office last month. ...more

February 5, 2009

House Republicans unanimously chose Rep. Larry Cretul as their new leader Monday night, setting the stage for him to replace Ray Sansom permanently as House speaker. ...more

February 3, 2009

House Republicans unanimously chose Rep. Larry Cretul as their new leader, setting the stage for him to replace Ray Sansom as House Speaker next month. ...more

February 2, 2009

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of Steven Lorenzo, who is serving 200 years in federal prison for drugging and sexually torturing nine men. ...more

February 2, 2009

The Florida Supreme Court on Friday overturned the conviction and sentence of a former male model accused of fatally stabbing a friend and office worker in 2003. ...more

January 31, 2009

Brittni Hardcastle, a Polk County teen accused in the world-famous videotaped beating of Victoria Lindsay, pleaded guilty today to felony false imprisonment and misdemeanor battery. ...more

January 29, 2009