The case cries out for undercover work. Police are investigating an unusual rash of beach blanket thefts - 17 since Sept. 3 - and have arrested one suspect. ...more

September 26, 2009

Police are investigating an unusual rash of beach blanket thefts – 17 since Sept. 3 – and have arrested one suspect. ...more

September 25, 2009

The comments were similar from parents and family members. Walking toward the Florida State Fairgrounds or the University of South Florida's Sun Dome, they spoke with pride of their son's achievements, their daughter being the first in the family to graduate from high school, or the relief of having survived raising a teenager. They carried flowers and cameras while nervous graduates fidgeted with the zippers on their gowns. ...more

June 10, 2009

A woman arrested on suspicion of shoplifting Wednesday told deputies she was just trying to get nice clothes for her children for Easter. ...more

April 9, 2009

A Russian spacecraft carrying a crew of three landed safely in Kazakhstan about 11:15 a.m. Wednesday about three hours after leaving the International Space Station, officials said. Space tourist Charles Simonyi, Russian Yuri Lonchakov and American Michael Fincke smiled, gave thumbs-ups to cameras and munched on apples before being carried to waiting helicopters. ...more

April 9, 2009

The proposed Lake Placid ordinance to place cameras to catch infractions at red light intersections in town is ill advised, or as Councilman Bastardi was quoted as saying, "It looks to me like a solution looking for a problem" The cameras would take several pictures of the car's license plate, location vs. the red light, etc. ...more

March 20, 2009

PLANT CITY A recent detour brought a very pleasant surprise to Jean Ann Davenport of Plant City. Her family was on the way home from a trip to North Carolina and decided at the last minute to take a detour to Savannah, Ga., to visit Paula Deen's restaurant. ...more

February 19, 2009

Hey, did you see Bruce Springsteen at the mall? Was one of your friends sitting next to Paris Hilton at the bar? Or has your closest brush with a star been when that limo almost rear-ended you on Interstate 275? No matter where you go in the Tampa Bay area this weekend, you have a good shot at seeing a celebrity. They're out in full force: performing, promoting parties and just posing for photos. So keep your eyes open and your cameras on. ...more

January 31, 2009

A 25-year-old Hernando County man was arrested Wednesday night, accused of robbing a Pasco County bank two days before. ...more

January 16, 2009

A 25-year-old Hernando County man was arrested Wednesday night in a Pasco bank robbery ...more

January 15, 2009