A man accused of molesting a blind, deaf and mute woman and abducting her from a bus stop on Friday was arrested because the woman kept her cool, authorities said. ...more

February 14, 2009

Police this morning arrested a man in the molestation of a 40-year-old blind, deaf and mute woman who was waiting for a bus. ...more

February 13, 2009

A 9-year-old charged with killing his father and another man has been offered a plea deal that would spare him any jail time, his attorney said Thursday. ...more

February 12, 2009

A 37-year-old man suffered a fatal stab wound Thursday night outside of a Bradenton day spa, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

January 29, 2009

A rattlesnake bit a Verizon worker who was filling in a hole in the ground Friday afternoon, officials said. ...more

January 3, 2009

A snake bit a Verizon worker who was closing a hole in the ground this afternoon, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

January 2, 2009

Local self-storage business is collecting blankets for the area's homeless. ...more

December 27, 2008

Cally Richardson could pretty much guarantee if she played a prank on co-worker Thomas McNally Jr., he'd retaliate. ...more

December 24, 2008

Back in 1995, Gene and Polly Shewfelt started a volunteer snowball rolling by picking the citrus in their own backyard to provide food for the needy. ...more

December 17, 2008

Back in 1995, Gene and Polly Shewfelt started a volunteer snowball rolling by picking the citrus in their own backyard to provide food for the needy. ...more

December 17, 2008