Jennifer Johnson wanted her daughter, Je'Neiyce, to have a fun celebration in a city park for her second birthday. ...more

April 2, 2009

Victor Miller should have returned the money, authorities say. On March 2, he went into the Wachovia Bank at 6604 Massachusetts Ave. to cash a $500 check. But a teller's mistake led to his leaving the bank with $5,000, a police report said. ...more

April 2, 2009

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth will be charged with DUI manslaughter after a Miami car crash that killed a pedestrian, according to people familiar with the case. ...more

April 1, 2009

Victor Miller should have returned the money, authorities say. ...more

April 1, 2009

Four years after a girl, then 5, was handcuffed at a Pinellas County elementary school, her mother has filed a lawsuit against the Pinellas County School Board. ...more

April 1, 2009

With his 1-year-old baby in his arms, a Bradenton man suspected of stealing two pairs of shoes from a store Tuesday fought with a loss prevention officer in a parking lot, the Bradenton Police Department said. ...more

March 18, 2009

Police believe a series of home invasions targeting middle-aged and older women has climbed from two to five. ...more

March 16, 2009

I do not understand why we have to resort to calling 911 when our neighbors are disturbing others in the building. I understand it when the disturbance occurs during the night; I had to call the police at 1 a.m. on a few occasions. ...more

March 15, 2009

When I found a headless squirrel in my driveway, I knew it was either the work of the scruffy stray cat that slinks across our yard or, considering the type of animal beheaded and the ritualistic display of the carcass, a hillbilly voodoo cult. ...more

March 15, 2009

Tampa officials and event sponsors are studying ways to control the drunken revelry plaguing the 105-year-old Gasparilla Parade, the city's signature event. ...more

March 13, 2009