A homeless man accused of raping an acquaintance in a Sarasota park has been arrested. A Sarasota police officer spotted Ulices Serrano, 27, near 10th Street and Orange Avenue on Wednesday afternoon, ordered him to stop and found a steak knife in his jeans pocket, according to the arrest report. ...more

May 7, 2009

During a drug deal April 5, a Tampa man took out a handgun, demanded money and a shot one person in the chest and another in the groin, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

May 7, 2009

The owner of a New Port Richey tattoo shop died Wednesday, a day after he was shot outside his business, police said. Clint Wilson, 40, was shot near Cherry Bomb Tattoos, 7618 U.S. 19, at 11:35 p.m. Tuesday. Police found him on the ground in the north parking lot of the business bleeding from the upper body. ...more

April 23, 2009

Didn't get your Tampa Bay Rays' championship ring Tuesday night? If you missed out on the giveaway at Tropicana Field, a plethora are available on eBay and Craigslist, some selling for as much as $150. ...more

April 15, 2009

A 29-year-old Tampa man and two other people kicked and beat a person repeatedly, causing the person's left eye socket to break, Tampa police say. ...more

April 2, 2009

A motorcyclist from Riverview died Wednesday afternoon after he was ejected from his vehicle and struck a stop sign. Matthew Nugent, 21, was driving a 2002 Honda motorcycle east on Providence Ridge Boulevard about 2:23 p.m. when he failed to make his way around curve and struck a curb, Hillsborough County deputies said. ...more

April 2, 2009

The Rays' first comeback of the year is in the books after Tampa native Matt Joyce made the team's Opening Day roster Wednesday. ...more

April 2, 2009

The 4-year-old girl who fell through an opening in the bleachers of Jefferson High at Tuesday's Vernon Korhn Hillsborough County Track and Field Championships suffered lacerations and bruised lungs, but is otherwise doing well, her parents said Wednesday afternoon. ...more

April 1, 2009

Three men. Hundreds of marijuana plants. One big bust. ...more

March 26, 2009

A jury pool of at least 50 was whittled down to eight women and four men who will make a sentence recommendation in the case of Joshua Lee Altersberger. ...more

March 26, 2009