An officer deployed his stun gun on a pit bull Saturday night after the dog attacked a chicken, Tampa police say. ...more

November 16, 2009

Police arrested a man and woman Sunday night, accusing them of stealing a computer from a department store and threatening the store's security officer with a knife. ...more

November 16, 2009

A Freedom High School science teacher has agreed to keep animals out of her classroom after nine dead gerbils were found there over the summer. ...more

November 14, 2009

Joshua Basso, 29, was looking for sex Wednesday morning and out of minutes on his cell phone, according to Tampa police. ...more

November 13, 2009

Gregory Allen Jr. planned to join the National Guard after graduating from Middleton High School, where he had once been named "Turnaround Student of the Year" for the uptick in his academics and behavior. ...more

November 12, 2009

Joshua Basso, 29, was looking for sex Wednesday morning and out of minutes on his cell phone, according to Tampa police. So he called the only number that worked: 911. ...more

November 12, 2009

Well, the Bucs are finally winners. I guess that's a load off as they head to Miami. And now let's get to the bigger football game this weekend, the one where everyone wins. ...more

November 12, 2009

A teenager was shot twice in the chest this afternoon and found lying on a sidewalk, Tampa police said. ...more

November 12, 2009

A visiting Greek Orthodox priest who was the victim of a tire iron attack in Tampa two days ago was back at work Wednesday, officiating over a funeral at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral. ...more

November 12, 2009

Roy Paz employs many skills as a veteran Tampa police officer, but the training that gives him the most joy and keeps him in tip-top condition happens on a skating rink. ...more

November 11, 2009