Days after the arrest of a suspect in the presumed kidnapping and slaying of their son, the parents of a missing Lakeland man said his absence has devastated their lives. ...more

December 25, 2009

A jaywalking arrest in Las Vegas led to the capture of a shoplifting suspect accused of running over a security officer at a Brandon Walmart, deputies said Saturday. ...more

December 20, 2009

The suspect in the kidnapping and slaying of a Lakeland man who went missing in April 2008 will remain behind bars without bail. ...more

December 20, 2009

The suspect in the kidnapping and slaying of a Lakeland man who has been missing since April 2008 will remain behind bars without bail. ...more

December 19, 2009

A jaywalking arrest in Las Vegas led to the capture of a shoplifting suspect accused of running over a security officer at a Brandon Walmart, deputies said today. ...more

December 19, 2009

Deneilo Bradshaw, 24, was spared death by lethal injection for the murder of Rachel Hoffman, as jurors indicated Friday that although they believed he was guilty of first-degree murder, he instead should spend the rest of his life in prison. ...more

December 19, 2009

Twenty months after Robert Wiles was kidnapped, the FBI said Friday that the Lakeland man is dead and his killer is in custody. ...more

December 19, 2009

A former car wash worker will spend the rest of his life in prison for his role in the murder of a confidential police informant during a botched drug sting. ...more

December 18, 2009

Twenty months after Robert Wiles was kidnapped, the FBI said today that the Lakeland man is dead and his killer is in custody. ...more

December 18, 2009

Irv Hoffman and Margie Weiss had plans for honoring their copper-haired daughter on what would have been her 25th birthday Thursday, including a long visit at Rachel Hoffman's Palm Harbor grave. ...more

December 18, 2009