A 4-year-old girl died this afternoon after she fell into the pool at a Lakeland hotel and apparently drowned, police say. ...more

March 22, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - A Land O' Lakes man died when his car collided with a van on State Road 54 on Sunday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

March 18, 2009

A Land O' Lakes man died when his car collided with a van on State Road 54 on Sunday afternoon, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

March 16, 2009

An Ybor City reveler was jailed early Sunday on charges he smacked a police horse on its flanks in an attempt to scare it. ...more

March 16, 2009

A man flying back to the United States from Cancun, Mexico, brought six doses of LSD with him, Tampa International Airport police say. Police arrested Samuel Benjamin Reiz, 22, of Overland Park, Kan., at the airport Sunday afternoon. ...more

March 9, 2009

The bracket for this week's SEC Men's Basketball Tournament in Tampa came into focus Sunday afternoon when the league's regular season concluded. ...more

March 9, 2009

A 57-year-old man was charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing of a 52-year-old man during an argument Saturday, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

February 23, 2009

Freshman right-hander Kendra Wellnitz pitched a complete game and sophomore Amanda Leiter drove in the winning run to lead the South Florida Community College softball team to a 3-2 win over Brevard CC in eight innings on Thursday. ...more

February 21, 2009

A 13-year-old male giraffe on loan from Lowry Park Zoo to a park in the Panhandle died over the weekend after experiencing respiratory problems and severe vomiting, officials said. ...more

February 17, 2009

Before it came time to turn the page Sunday afternoon, the Rays took one last look back. ...more

February 16, 2009