Florida's Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink has set up a task force to protect the state's elderly from financial fraud. The task force had its first meeting Monday in Tampa, hearing from victims with an eye on proposing legislation to toughen state statutes. ...more

October 7, 2008

Help for hundreds of thousands of Somalis is in jeopardy, two Western aid groups said Friday, after Islamic insurgents forced one group to suspend some operations and threatened the other. ...more

October 4, 2008

An employer's offer to clear up a child support debt wasn't enough to persuade a federal judge to release Danny J. Collins from a one-year prison sentence. ...more

October 1, 2008

CRIME TRACKER This is a partial list of crimes and service calls reported Sept. 21-27 to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the sheriff's office at (813) 247-8200. ...more

October 1, 2008

This is a partial list of crimes and service calls reported Sept. 21-27 to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the sheriff's office at (813) 247-8200. 33534 I-75 southbound, Block 24700, DUI, Sept. 27, 3:17 a.m. Bacall Ln, Block 11300, domestic violence, Sept. 24, 9:04 p.m. ...more

September 30, 2008

PORT RICHEY - Pasco County sheriff's deputies are investigating a body found in a garbage bin today at the corner of Orchid Lake Road and Lemon Road in Port Richey. ...more

September 27, 2008

A man who killed a Tampa police officer in 1981 and wounded another in an aborted drug bust was again found incompetent to be sentenced for his crimes. ...more

September 26, 2008

DADE CITY A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of whoever killed Harry Leon Taylor, whose body was found Friday on River Road. The award is offered by CrimeStoppers of Tampa Bay. The Pasco County Sheriff's Office said Taylor was shot to death late Thursday or early Friday. People with information can call 1-800-873-8477, visit www.crimestopperstb.com to submit anonymous tip or send an anonymous tip via text message at 274637 (CRIMES) and type in the keyword "Tip155" before typing in the message. Geoff Fox ...more

September 22, 2008

Florida has failed to adequately investigate criminal backgrounds and take other steps to stop convicted felons from writing mortgages, a state review has found. ...more

September 17, 2008

A 33-year-old woman stole her daughter's identity to attend high school and join the cheerleading squad, according to a criminal complaint filed against the woman. ...more

September 14, 2008