LARGO - A 27-year-old Largo man was booked into the Pinellas County Jail this morning on charges he got his 11-year-old niece to send him naked photos of herself using her cell phone, Largo police said. ...more

February 4, 2008

Helena took the garbage out shortly after 9:15 a.m. Saturday. She glanced to her right across the empty lot and noticed one of her neighbors was standing outside. He was not carrying anything, nor did he look frightened, angry or excited. ...more

February 2, 2008

LAKELAND - Budwin Brace and his wife Loma divorced just days before she was found beaten to death 21 years ago inside her Lakeland home. Suspicion quickly focused on Brace, then a successful Pasco County builder. He was later convicted of forging his wife's signature on documents surrendering ownership of property they owned in common. He served more than a year in state prison. ...more

February 1, 2008

Eight people whose skeletal remains were discovered last year in a wooded area just outside downtown Fort Myers were the victims of homicide, police said Friday. ...more

January 18, 2008

A Wesley Chapel man is accused of bilking his former company, Quest Diagnostics, out of nearly $1.2 million. ...more

January 18, 2008

TAMPA A Wesley Chapel man is accused of bilking his former company, Quest Diagnostics, out of nearly $1.2 million. ...more

January 17, 2008

Local authorities are scrutinizing a bail bondsman's tactics that led to a man pulling a gun in a busy public office earlier this week. ...more

January 12, 2008

A jailed gang member accused of firing an AK-47 as he ran through a North Miami Beach apartment complex is considered the main suspect in the shooting death of a police detective, officials said Wednesday. ...more

January 10, 2008

"Extracurricular Activities," by Maggie Barbieri (St. Martin's Minotaur, $24) ...more

December 30, 2007

There's a new type of scam for scrap metal: stealing your old car. ...more

December 19, 2007