The Polk County Sheriff's Office says a missing 11-year-old Lakeland boy has been found. ...more

September 12, 2008

A 2-, 4- and 13-year-old killed in separate incidents. ...more

September 10, 2008

Three young girls, ages 2, 4 and 13, were killed in separate accidents over 18 hours on Monday and Tuesday. ...more

September 10, 2008

A Seven Springs Middle School student was arrested Friday after a search of his backpack revealed a 9 mm Smith & Wesson handgun with a round loaded in the chamber, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

September 6, 2008

A Seven Springs Middle School student was arrested today after a search of his backpack revealed a loaded 9 mm Smith & Wesson handgun, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office reported. The 12-year-old student, facing a charge of possession of a firearm on a school campus, was taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center. The gun was found when an administrative assistant saw students looking into a backpack and acting suspicious, the sheriff's office reported. The staff member asked what was in the bag, and the boy, a seventh-grader, said it was a BB gun, the report states. The boy said he brought the gun to school to show to a friend, the report states. ...more

September 5, 2008

Tripti Patil took a trip to Nordstrom at the International Mall Tuesday and found some panties, bras, workout pants, workout tops, a waist shaper and other clothes she liked. A total of $1,271.99 worth of merchandise, police say. ...more

September 3, 2008

Pasco sheriff's detectives are questioning a man after a robbery that occurred at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at a Bank of America branch. ...more

August 14, 2008

Pasco sheriff's detectives are questioning a man following a robbery that occurred at 10:15 a.m. today at a Bank of America branch. ...more

August 13, 2008

Good Samaritan Mission, 14920 Balm-Wimauma Road, is hosting its annual Back to School Fair until 4 p.m. today. ...more

August 4, 2008

A man fought off a would-be robber who hit him on the head and tried to take his backpack, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. ...more

July 15, 2008