About 3,500 customers in Polk County now have power, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said Sunday night. ...more

October 25, 2009

Somer Thompson last was seen alive walking along the sidewalk in front of a vacant house, and authorities said Friday they're searching for anyone who saw what happened to the 7-year-old. ...more

October 24, 2009

A 32-year-old lunchroom aide at Spoto High School has been suspended without pay after acknowledging, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, that she had an inappropriate relationship with a student. ...more

October 24, 2009

Doctors for the Deerfield Beach boy set on fire by a group of teenagers say he's showing significant progress. Michael Brewer is being treated at a burn center jointly run by the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital. The center director said Thursday the 15-year-old's wounds have staved off infection — a common complication of severe burns. ...more

October 23, 2009

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officials they are investigating whether pilot fatigue was a factor in a Northwest Airlines jet overflying the Minneapolis airport by 150 miles. ...more

October 22, 2009

A former Hillsborough County deputy accused of forcing a hit-and-run suspect to perform a sex act on him will spend five years in prison and then serve probation as part of a plea deal, his lawyer said today. ...more

October 21, 2009

Man caught peeking into dressing room, deputies say ...more

October 20, 2009

Authorities say the winner of reality TV show "Big Brother" has confessed to using his $500,000 prize to buy thousands of oxycodone pills and resell them. ...more

October 20, 2009

A Pennsylvania Civil War buff faces a felony charge for accidentally firing a 2-pound cannonball through the wall of his neighbor's home. ...more

October 17, 2009

Authorities say a toddler survived a fall from a fourth-floor apartment in Lauderdale Lakes. ...more

October 16, 2009