RICHEY - Shannon Stephen's fate may rest on eyewitness testimony putting him near a truck that hit and killed two people. ...more

June 18, 2008

A county judge on Friday said he would consider a motion to dismiss charges against the 76-year-old grandmother accused of obstructing a McDonald's drive-through, while the woman's attorney said he would attack the arresting officer's ability to tell the truth if the case goes to trial. ...more

June 14, 2008

CLEARWATER - A county judge today said he would consider a motion to dismiss charges against the 76-year-old woman accused of obstructing a McDonald's drive-through, and her attorney said he would attack the arresting officer's ability to tell the truth if the case goes to trial. Jean Merola was 75 when she arrested Jan. 17 at the McDonald's drive-through at 1934 Hercules Ave. N., after Officer Matthew Parco repeatedly instructed her to move her Lincoln Town Car while she waited for an order of french fries without salt. ...more

June 13, 2008

The final, chilling posting read, "It's time." In the hours before a 25-year-old man went on a killing rampage in central Tokyo on Sunday, he posted a series of messages on an online bulletin board from his cell phone, the authorities said Monday. ...more

June 10, 2008

A 25-year-old man who told the police he was tired of life went on a killing rampage in a popular shopping street in central Tokyo on Sunday, plowing his truck into a crowd of pedestrians before stabbing passers-by with a survival knife. Seven people died and 11 were injured. ...more

June 9, 2008

A 78-year-old man is tossed like a rag doll by a hit-and-run driver and lies motionless on a busy city street as car after car goes by. Pedestrians gawk but appear to do nothing. One driver stops briefly but then pulls back into traffic. A man on a scooter slowly circles the victim before zipping away. ...more

June 6, 2008

Ramara Taylor is from Chicago, so outdoor dining is second nature. "It can be cold there and people still sit outside," she said. ...more

May 31, 2008

Ramara Taylor is from Chicago, so outdoor dining is second nature. "It can be cold there and people still sit outside," she said. ...more

May 31, 2008

TAMPA -- Tampa police are investigating the deaths of two pedestrians killed in separate accidents this evening. One was a woman killed just after getting off a HART bus; the other was a man walking across Hillsborough Avenue this evening. ...more

May 29, 2008

BRADENTON — Civil rights leaders are pressuring the Bradenton Police Department to end the practice of stopping walkers at night in one part of the city for not using sidewalks and for walking on the wrong side of the road. ...more

May 25, 2008