BROOKSVILLE - A teen accused of having a hand in the beating of a well-known figure on Hernando County's roads will be behind bars or on probation until he turns 21. ...more

December 6, 2007

The nation's busiest VA hospital doesn't lack resources or staff. What the James A. Haley VA Medical Center lacks is space, officials say - space for parking, space for more treatment area and space for more beds. ...more

December 5, 2007

Washington Redskins star safety Sean Taylor was in critical condition Monday after he was shot during what police are investigating as a possible armed robbery at his home. ...more

November 27, 2007

The 2-year-old child of a drunken Oldsmar couple was inside their running car, hysterically crying and trying to wake them, when a Largo Mall security guard spotted the family in the mall's parking lot Saturday night, Largo police said. ...more

November 26, 2007

The 2-year-old child of a drunken Oldsmar couple was inside their running car, hysterically crying and trying to wake them, when a Largo Mall security guard spotted the family in the mall's parking lot Saturday night, Largo police said. ...more

November 25, 2007

PINELLAS PARK - A 31-year-old Pinellas Park man was arrested this morning after police say he dropped his 2 1/2-month-old son head-first on the floor Sunday night, causing the infant's skull to fracture. ...more

November 19, 2007

AVON PARK — Baby Alexa Hall is gone but her spirit may carry on in the hopes and smiles of three others. The family of the 3-month-old, who died as the result of shaken baby syndrome Tuesday, has donated the baby's organs to help save the lives of three babies in three far-off cities. The infant was brought to the Florida Hospital of Sebring's emergency room early Monday after having difficulty breathing. She was flown to the St. Joseph's Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Tampa, where doctors determined she had suffered from shaken baby syndrome and was brain-dead. Alexa was taken off of the life support Tuesday after her organs were harvested for transport across the country. ...more

November 16, 2007

Looking healthy and alert, an Indian girl born with four arms and four legs made her first public appearance Tuesday since surgeons removed the extra limbs nearly a week ago. ...more

November 14, 2007

The first thing you notice is how tiny they are: Row upon row of babies, some no older than this day, hooked to grotesque jumbles of tubes. Press your palm against the incubator wall and the infant inside disappears from view. ...more

November 11, 2007

PLANT CITY - A 13-month-old boy remained hospitalized today in Tampa after nearly drowning in his grandparents' pool Sunday afternoon, police said. ...more

November 5, 2007