On July 10, 2004, Sharon Sprout aimed a .38-caliber pistol at the back of her sleeping boyfriend's head and pulled the trigger, detectives say she told them. ...more

November 15, 2008

A second-grade teacher at Summerfield Crossings Elementary School has been charged with possession and delivery of heroin and crack cocaine, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

November 15, 2008

Police on Thursday night arrested Ramon Antonio Varela, who they say took part in a robbery last week in which the victim fought back and shot and killed Varela's partner. ...more

November 14, 2008

After a Ku Klux Klan initiation at a Louisiana campsite went awry, authorities said, a recruit who tried to back out was shot dead. The body of the woman, who traveled from Oklahoma, was dumped on a rural roadside and covered with brush. Her belongings were set aflame. ...more

November 12, 2008

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Tampa teen in connection with an Oct. 19 fatal shooting at a Thonotosassa nightclub, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

October 27, 2008

St. Petersburg police arrested a man early this morning and charged him in the slaying of an acquaintance late Tuesday night, according to a department news release. ...more

October 8, 2008

Charges against Nathan Edward McRenoylds increased to second-degree murder after the man he shot Saturday night died Sunday at Tampa General Hospital, authorities say. ...more

October 6, 2008

A jury found Robert Pollock guilty today of second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend. He will be sentenced Nov. 7 ...more

October 3, 2008