It's not clear why the 36-year-old man jumped out of his car and went after the 71-year-old driver on Little Road, but the elder man was sent to a hospital and the younger man was sent to jail Sunday morning. ...more

December 9, 2008

Two Tampa residents used a tire iron Monday night to attack a person, Hillsborough County deputies say. About 11:37 p.m. Monday, Angela Frusciente and another person were walking together near 142nd Avenue and 12th Street. ...more

December 9, 2008

A cab driver picking up a fare this morning at 5800 4th St. E. in Manatee County heard several gunshots, and discovered the cab had been struck several times, Manatee County deputies say. ...more

December 9, 2008

A Zephyrhills man camping on a 60-acre piece of property owned by the Southwest Florida Water Management District was seriously beaten early Thursday morning, deputies say. ...more

December 6, 2008

A Tampa teenager was killed when the SUV he was riding in skidded out of control just after 1 a.m. Thursday in Lake County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

December 4, 2008

Some of the children crawling onto Santa Joe's lap this year have more than stuffed animals and video games on their most-wanted lists. Several times already this season, Joe Jackson has been asked to get Daddy a job or Mommy money to buy the house back. ...more

November 28, 2008

Thousands of people displaced by fighting in eastern Congo stoned U.N. vehicles at a refugee camp Sunday in anger at the organization's failure to protect them. ...more

November 24, 2008

Christopher Che Delin withheld information from doctors several times this year in order to get oxycodone, methadone and Soma, Temple Terrace police say. ...more

November 21, 2008

Polk County deputies say they arrested a Tampa police officer today after he rammed his car into a fence several times after a Lakeland homeowner refused to open a gate. ...more

November 20, 2008

We haven't heard the first notes of "Silent Night" or "Jingle Bells." The halls are not yet decked with boughs of holly. The Thanksgiving turkeys are still frozen, but phrases such as "Tree Lighting Ceremony," "Freedom Carolers" and "auditorium ornaments" are creeping into conversations. Residents are thinking about familiar holiday routines and certain objects that have become a part of the communal life at Freedom Plaza: their traditions. ...more

November 19, 2008