Monroe County Sheriff's deputies thought a gun-shaped belt buckle looked a little too much like the real thing — and nearly shot the teen wearing the buckle. ...more

April 10, 2009

Law enforcement was back at Florida Hospital Heartland Division Friday morning when another envelope of white powder was found. ...more

April 4, 2009

Bulls will be bucking and cowboys will be holding on for dear life Saturday evening at the annual Bullistic bull riding event at Firemen's Field. ...more

April 2, 2009

Justin Tanoff turned his 1991 Honda Civic into a deadly missile by speeding down U.S. 19 on Jan. 19, 2007. ...more

April 1, 2009

A man died Tuesday morning, trapped in a burning van outfitted as a camper and parked at a Wal-Mart Supercenter. ...more

March 31, 2009

A man died when he became trapped inside a burning van outfitted as a camper this morning in a Wal-Mart Supercenter parking lot. ...more

March 31, 2009

Concerned about the possible closing of the downtown post office, resident June Ambrose had a suggestion for cIty commissioners: Make some City Hall space available for a satellite post office. ...more

March 31, 2009

Oknan Ziegler loved to shop at the Salvation Army store on U.S. 19. ...more

March 30, 2009

A former youth baseball volunteer was sentenced to life in prison after a Hillsborough County jury today found him guilty of raping a 10-year-old girl, prosecutors said. ...more

March 27, 2009

A man at a talent show at the University of South Florida pulled out a fully loaded .357 Magnum and pointed it toward a crowd of students Thursday night, said USF police Lt. Meg Ross. ...more

March 27, 2009