About 3 a.m. on Oct. 9, 2006, Diogenes Vazquez awoke to loud banging and a commotion in the Plant City home he shared with four other men, he said on a witness stand Wednesday. ...more

September 4, 2008

About 3 a.m. Oct. 9, 2006, Diogenes Vazquez awoke to loud banging and a commotion in the Plant City home he shared with four other men, he said on a witness stand today. ...more

September 3, 2008

A Bushnell man was arrested on a charge of carjacking today after the victim identified him as her attacker later that morning, authorities said. ...more

August 30, 2008

A 38-year-old woman was attacked Monday morning while running on Clearwater Beach, police said. ...more

August 28, 2008

Picture this, ladies. You're a cashier, and it's your night to close the store. ...more

August 27, 2008

Thursday began and ended on a golden moment for the U.S. However, in between was a lot of Olympic heartbreak for American athletes. ...more

August 22, 2008

Using new DNA evidence, police arrested a St. Petersburg man Wednesday in connection with the beating and rape of two prostitutes, one in 1999 and the other in 2001. ...more

August 15, 2008

Using new DNA evidence, police Wednesday arrested a St. Petersburg man in connection with the beating and rape of two prostitutes, one in 1999 and the other in 2001. ...more

August 14, 2008

MANATEE COUNTY - Five hours after a 16-year-old girl was raped in Pride Park by an unknown teenager Wednesday morning, a detective asked a boy riding his bike nearby if he had been in the park earlier. ...more

August 1, 2008

SOUTH MANATEE COUNTY - Sheriff's deputies have blanketed an area of Pride Park off 63rd Avenue East looking for a teenager they say pulled a teenage girl into a park bathroom and raped her. ...more

July 30, 2008