Arizona Jenkins tries to avoid the grass at bus stops, so the wheels of his wheelchair don't spin on the wet surface when he boards. ...more

December 12, 2007

A Broward Sheriff's Office sergeant was stabbed in the stomach on Sunday, and authorities were searching for the suspect. ...more

November 26, 2007

A 21-year-old woman was arrested in connection with the kidnapping of 13-year-old Clay Moore after she turned herself in Wednesday, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

November 22, 2007

Breaking news: Youths and grown-ups got together Monday afternoon, maturely discussed the city skateboard park and seemed to come to a meeting of the minds. ...more

November 20, 2007

RIVERVIEW - A Hillsborough County deputy pulled over a Riverview woman this morning after noticing her dragging a leashed dog behind her pickup, officials said. Maria Alvizo, 27, did not know the dog was tied to the bumper of the 1991 Ford F-150 when she left her home about 7 a.m., the sheriff's office said. The dog died of its injuries. ...more

October 9, 2007

A Hillsborough County deputy stopped a Riverview woman Monday morning after noticing her dragging a dog behind her pickup, officials said. ...more

October 9, 2007

JACKSONVILLE - Authorities say a mother pulled a gun at a school bus stop because her son was being bullied. ...more

October 5, 2007

Prosecutors on Friday dropped a perjury charge against an Orange County sheriff's deputy accused of lying to a jury in a drug case. ...more

September 30, 2007

RIVERVIEW - To the Purcells, Shelby wasn't a dog but their baby, who squeezed onto the couch to watch television and bounced on their trampoline. To Renea Bell, the dog seemed vicious, leaving two punctures in the calf of her 9-year-old niece. Wednesday, the Purcells questioned why a Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy had shot and killed the animal instead of calling animal control officers. Meanwhile, Bell expressed relief that her niece was not seriously hurt. ...more

September 19, 2007

TAMPA - Wearing loose-fitting orange detention outfits and shackled, three middle school students accused of setting off an acid bomb were remanded to house arrest today by a judge. The three boys, a 12-year-old and two 11-year-olds, were ordered not to watch television, play video games or contact one another. The three boys are allowed to leave home for school, church, lawyers and medical care. ...more

September 19, 2007