Hillsborough County deputies said they have charged five men with trafficking in more than 150 kilograms of cocaine, one of the sheriff's department's largest drug cases. ...more

April 23, 2009

Two men drove from Manatee County to the Wal-Mart on Broad Street Wednesday on the belief they were going to illegally buy 150 grams of the painkiller oxycodone. ...more

April 18, 2009

BROOKSVILLE - Two separate traffic stops yielded crack cocaine on Wednesday. ...more

April 16, 2009

A motorcycle crash on Interstate 275 near downtown Tampa Sunday night killed the driver and critically injured a passenger, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

April 13, 2009

The Florida Highway Patrol has identified the man and woman killed Sunday afternoon in a crash on State Road 62 as James Jones, 40, of Avon Park and Janice Zonneveld, 59, of Palmetto. ...more

April 5, 2009

A 58-year-old Sebring resident was killed shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday when his Chevy pickup veered off the north-bound shoulder of U.S 98, and he was thrown out of the pickup, according to a Florida Highway Patrol press release. ...more

April 5, 2009

40-year-old woman was seriously injured after her sport utility vehicle overturned on the U.S. 92 ramp to Interstate 4, tossing her over a concrete railing onto the shoulder of the interstate. Gigi Laneda Bratcher of Tampa was taken to Tampa General Hospital, where she was listed in serious condition after the 12:43 a.m. wreck, the Florida Highway Patrol said this morning. ...more

April 3, 2009

At least four people were shot and as many as 41 people taken hostage Friday morning at an immigration services center in Binghamton, according to media reports. ...more

April 3, 2009

A 47-year-old Lithia man conspired with another person to buy 30 pounds of marijuana for $19,500 on Monday, Hillsborough County deputies say. Deputies arrested William Wesley Allen at 5:20 p.m. Monday. ...more

March 31, 2009

A Citrus County sheriff's dog is back home with its handler and recovering after being stabbed in the line of duty March 23. ...more

March 30, 2009