The Florida Supreme Court cleared all state legal obstacles to the July 1 execution of child killer Mark Dean Schwab on Wednesday, but he could take his case to the federal courts. ...more

May 22, 2008

An Austrian tourist died Monday after being bitten by a shark while diving near the Bahamas in waters that had been baited with bloody fish parts to attract the predators. ...more

February 26, 2008

A Tampa woman who said she was attacked while jogging on Countryway Boulevard was charged today with filing a false report, officials said. ...more

February 5, 2008

The spokesman for the agency that protects Florida's children is accused of soliciting two teenagers to perform lewd acts so he could make child porn, authorities said Friday. ...more

February 2, 2008

The director of the Hillsborough County Health Department was arrested during Gasparilla on Saturday. ...more

January 31, 2008

The director of the Hillsborough County Health Department was arrested during Gasparilla on Saturday. He was charged with boating under the influence, a misdemeanor. ...more

January 30, 2008

The Gulf Middle School Web site was shut down Friday after a link to a gay-pornography Internet site was discovered, school officials reported. ...more

January 26, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - The Gulf Middle School Web site was shut down today after a link to a gay-pornography Internet site was discovered, school officials reported. ...more

January 25, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - The Gulf Middle School Web page was shut down Friday after a link to what the principal referred to as an inappropriate Internet site appeared. ...more

January 25, 2008

Randy Moss joined the Patriots this season determined to avoid off-field problems. Now he's in the middle of one, just days before Sunday's AFC Championship Game. ...more

January 17, 2008