A 17-year-old girl was grazed by a bullet Saturday following an argument that ended with gunfire, according to Tampa police. ...more

November 7, 2009

A 47-year-old Zephyrhills man is accused of raping a 7-year-old girl and fondling himself in front of her. ...more

November 4, 2009

State officials have released a missing child alert for help in finding a 7-month-old girl who is missing from her Chipley, Florida, home. ...more

November 1, 2009

A 15-year-old boy was arrested on a warrant Thursday accusing him of inappropriately touching a 10-year-old girl. ...more

October 31, 2009

A child's body found in a landfill is that of missing 7-year-old Somer Thompson, authorities confirmed. The identification made Wednesday night dashed any hopes of the family and small North Florida community that Somer was still alive. ...more

October 22, 2009

Police say they arrested a Sebring man for felony battery Friday after a 7-year-old girl alerted a librarian at the Sebring City Library that her mother and boyfriend were fighting. ...more

October 21, 2009

Harold Scism was convicted in August of 12 sex charges ...more

October 13, 2009

Debra Tate, the sister of Roman Polanski's second wife, actress Sharon Tate, says Polanski is brilliant and a "good guy" and she doesn't think her former brother-in-law can get a fair trial in the United States. ...more

September 30, 2009

The 5-year-old girl was wearing a nightgown and sneakers; the 2-year-old boy was clad only in a "very soiled diaper" and pajama shirt. ...more

September 17, 2009

ORLANDO (AP) — An investigation by Florida authorities unsealed Monday found there were no credible threats to a teenager who ran away from her Ohio home because she said she feared for her life after converting to Christianity from Islam. ...more

September 14, 2009