The secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections is proposing a "state jail system" for prison inmates serving less than 18 months behind bars. ...more

July 15, 2008

TAMPA - The secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections is proposing a "state jail system" for prison inmates serving less than 18 months behind bars. ...more

July 14, 2008

A metal horse sculpture stolen from the plaza in front of the Tampa Museum of Art in 1998 has been located in the backyard of a Tampa home and will be returned to its rightful owner. Meanwhile, a Tampa business's rebar rhino sculpture was stolen this weekend from a fenced-in lot. The rhino is still missing. ...more

July 10, 2008

PALM HARBOR -- Six Palm Harbor firefighters can already feel their adrenaline pumping, as they prepare to represent fire and rescue professionals throughout the country. Next month the Palm Harbor Fire Rescue contingent will compete in the World Rescue Organization's Extrication Challenge. The competition will be held in Cardiff, Wales. ...more

July 3, 2008

Florida's new procedure for lethal injections could be tested Tuesday when executioners strap down a condemned inmate for the first time since a botched execution. ...more

June 30, 2008

STARKE - Florida's new procedure for lethal injections could be tested Tuesday when executioners strap down a condemned inmate for the first time since a botched execution. ...more

June 29, 2008

The city will hold a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday to discuss removing 21/2-feet-tall walls that block traffic around Fremont Linear Park. ...more

June 28, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Patrol officers are looking for two men who robbed a man on the Pinellas Trail this afternoon, police said. ...more

June 24, 2008

TAMPA - Police are asking area hospitals to be on the lookout for a man seeking treatment for a gunshot wound after Greyhound bus security personnel found bullets and a pool of blood on the floor of a stall in a bus station men's room this morning. ...more

June 24, 2008

Al Lopez Park is getting new equipment to replace old, tattered items at one of its two playgrounds. ...more

June 14, 2008