Was he a victim of amnesia or a con artist who tried to fake his death to collect life insurance? ...more

December 6, 2007

A motorcyclist died this afternoon after striking the side of an empty school bus, police said. ...more

December 3, 2007

TAMPA - A reward is being offered for information on the Halloween night beating of a 27-year-old man at North 50th Street and East Serena Drive. ...more

November 29, 2007

A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the shooting death of Jose Godineaux, 22. Godineaux was shot once in the head about 7 p.m. Friday in the St. James Street apartment he shared with his girlfriend. He was flown to a St. Petersburg hospital and pronounced dead Saturday morning. ...more

November 15, 2007

A Tampa police detective and an FBI agent paid large sums of money to a known thief, liar and convicted felon, using him as their chief informant during an investigation of the Latin Kings street gang, a defense attorney is trying to prove in a hearing that began Thursday. ...more

November 9, 2007

TAMPA - A Tampa police detective and an FBI agent paid large sums of money to a known thief, liar and convicted felon, using him as their chief informant during an investigation of the Latin Kings street gang, a defense attorney is trying to prove in a hearing that began Thursday. ...more

November 8, 2007

LAKELAND - Video clips that are the source of some of the charges against 18-year-old Shawn Newberry do little to answer the key question surrounding the 18-year-old gun enthusiast: Was the collection of weaponry and body armor he amassed through much of 2007 part of a destructive plot? ...more

October 30, 2007

For nearly 22 months, police have said Sandra Prince was last seen alive on Dec. 30, 2005. ...more

October 27, 2007

TEMPLE TERRACE - For nearly 22 months, police have said Sandra Prince was last seen alive on Dec. 30, 2005. On Friday, police backed away from that date, saying it's not clear. ...more

October 26, 2007

BOSTON - Manny being Manny. MBM is right up there with Tinker to Evers to Chance. The sun never sets on Manny being Manny, even here, at the 103rd World Series. ''I got a Manny story for you,'' Jack Carroll said. ...more

October 25, 2007