Detectives are looking for three men they say sexually assaulted two women early Saturday after robbing them at gunpoint and abducting them. ...more

August 19, 2008

Detectives are looking for three men who they say sexually assaulted two women early Sunday morning after robbing them at gunpoint and abducting them. ...more

August 18, 2008

Two women were abducted and robbed in Hillsborough County, authorities said this morning. ...more

August 16, 2008

Budget czar George Zoettlein deserves kudos for trimming Hernando County's expenses by some $37 million since last year. ...more

July 26, 2008

RESIDENT QUESTIONS NEED FOR DISTRICT'S OWN 911 CALL CENTER ...more

July 23, 2008

TREASURE ISLAND - As Debbie Shoemaker swam in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday afternoon, she said her movements may have mimicked a fish. ...more

May 9, 2008

The reliability of Charlotte County's 911 system came into question Friday after more details were released about an emergency call that might have saved the life of slain North Port mother Denise Lee. ...more

February 16, 2008

The sheriff's office could have answers this week about how it handled a 911 call from a witness it thinks pinpointed the location of Michael King and Denise Lee shortly before Lee's slaying Jan. 17. ...more

February 7, 2008

A report that details the circumstances surrounding a 9-year-old boy's death during the Plant City Christmas Parade has been posted on the city's Web site. ...more

January 31, 2008

SEBRING — In 2008, one of Highlands County's 13 volunteer fire departments will become the first to merge with the county's Emergency Medical Service. Steve Plunkett Coltharp, the acting EMS director, thinks picking the Lake Placid Volunteer Department is both the cheapest and best way to go. "This is a first step," said Coltharp, a 22-year EMS veteran. Whether Lake Placid or one of the 12 other volunteer fire departments is chosen, one fire department will be the first with full-time, certified paramedics serving on its fire trucks at all times. ...more

December 28, 2007