Niccole Booze kept hoping. She knew it was improbable, but she never let go of the possibility her 3-year-old son would leave the Largo nursing home where he received medical care for much of his young life and one day return to his family. kept hoping. She knew it was improbable, but she never let go of the possibility her 3-year-old son would leave the Largo nursing home where he received medical care for much of his young life and one day return to his family. ...more

December 1, 2008

Alcohol might have been a factor in a fatal automobile accident in Pinellas Park early this morning, according to the Pinellas Park Police Department. ...more

December 1, 2008

Jurors deliberated for four hours today before finding Sharon Sprout guilty of second-degree murder in the 2004 killing of longtime boyfriend, Anthony Candiano. She will likely be sentenced to life in prison at a hearing Dec. 23. Sprout, 51, shot Candiano in the head as he slept in their Regency Park home on July 10, 2004. Early that morning, Sprout retrieved a .38-caliber pistol from a desk in another bedroom. She then went into the master bedroom, pointed the gun behind Candiano's right ear and pulled the trigger. The bullet cut a path through Candiano's brain, instantly killing the 64-year-old. ...more

November 20, 2008

Prosectutors are seeking a gag order in the murder case of a young Florida mother charged with the murder of her 3-year-old daughter. ...more

November 10, 2008

More than 1,000 volunteers are searching for a young Central Florida girl who disappeared earlier this year. ...more

November 9, 2008

A Texas group is continuing its search for a young central Florida girl who disappeared earlier this year. ...more

November 8, 2008

An arrest has been made in connection with a collision that killed a Brooksville teenager as he pedaled his bike to a party. ...more

November 6, 2008

The live-in boyfriend of an assistant central Florida public defender was charged with manslaughter in the woman's shooting death. ...more

November 3, 2008

Polk County detectives charged a babysitter Friday night with aggravated manslaughter of a child. ...more

October 31, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY A 37-year-old Holiday man was arrested today by the Florida Highway Patrol, accused of causing a wreck that killed a woman in February. ...more

October 23, 2008