Brittni Hardcastle, a Polk County teen accused in the world-famous videotaped beating of Victoria Lindsay, pleaded guilty today to felony false imprisonment and misdemeanor battery. ...more

January 29, 2009

Police have absolved two former "persons of interest" of any involvement with the murder of a local property appraiser. ...more

January 29, 2009

The state attorney in Tallahassee will investigate complaints about House Speaker Ray Sansom, a grand jury decided today. ...more

January 26, 2009

The parents of Rachel Hoffman will appear on "Dateline NBC" tonight as part of an effort to pass a state law protecting confidential informants such as their daughter, who was fatally shot last year while working with Tallahassee police. ...more

January 23, 2009

The grandfather of a slain Florida toddler has been located in a Daytona Beach motel, shortly after authorities reported he had gone missing. ...more

January 23, 2009

A federal judge accused a 29-year-old Tampa man of faking mental problems, and then sentenced him today to life behind bars, plus 82 years, for his role in a crime spree in which a county firefighter was carjacked. ...more

January 23, 2009

Police say 35-year-old Monty Gregg Albright robbed and strangled a man this week. ...more

January 23, 2009

A St. Petersburg police sergeant did not violate department policy when he fatally shot a former Cuban soldier in November who was armed with a firearm and machete, the sergeants' supervisors ruled this afternoon . ...more

January 22, 2009

Slain Florida toddler Caylee Anthony's mouth was covered with silver duct tape that had been adorned with a heart-shaped sticker, according to reports released Wednesday. ...more

January 21, 2009

A local man charged with battery and animal cruelty in reference to the beating of a Sebring woman and her pet pig was sentenced to 30 months in state prison on Monday. ...more

January 14, 2009