ST. PETERSBURG — Sheriff’s deputies have arrested two men who are accused of stealing 1,500 pounds of titanium surgical hardware from vaults at Memorial Park Cemetary.

The surgical hardware metals were remnants received by the cemetery from funeral homes following cremations. These remnants were…

ST. PETERSBURG — A man grabbed and exposed himself to a 9-year-old girl in St. Petersburg that afternoon, according to a relative who called police.

Police began investigating after a woman called in about 4 p.m. to report the incident, after which the girl ran home.

Police say the suspect is a …

House Republicans say they are working out a deal to preserve state court funding that year, potentially averting the spectacle of thousands of furloughed employees. The courts were facing more than $17-million in reductions due to a budget deficit.

House Safety and protection Council Chairman Dic…

Human error caused Tuesday’s massive blackout across Florida, said Armando Olivera, president of Florida capability & Light, said today.

At 1:08 p.m. Tuesday, a without field engineer working at the Flagami substation in western Miami-Dade County disabled a pair of safeguards that would have co…

Pasco deputies are rerouting traffic at State Road 54 and Pleasant Point Blvd. in east Land O’Lakes. There is a strong natural gas odor in the area.

As of 4 p.m., deputies report the scene appears safe and the roadway was being re-opened, although traffic in the area is expected to be tied up for s…

LAND O’LAKES — Christopher McCormick, 40, of New Port Richey was arrested Thursday and charged with multiple counts of burglary and grand theft, among other charges.

Pasco deputies said he broke into at least five homes in Land O’Lakes and stole more than $10,000 worth of jewelry, tools and vide…

LAND O’ LAKES - Christopher McCormick, 40, of New Port Richey, was arrested Thursday and charged with multiple counts of burglary and grand theft, among other charges.

Pasco deputies said he broke into at least five homes in Land O’Lakes and stole more than $10,000 worth of jewelry, tools and vi…

PORT RICHEY — A 30-year-old Port Richey man is facing sexual battery and kidnapping charges stemming from an incident Wednesday involving a 17-year-old girl. Here is what a Pasco Sheriff’s Office report said: A witness said about 2 a.m., a female suspect tried to stab the 17-year-old as she sat i…

PORT RICHEY - A 30-year-old Port Richey man is facing sexual battery and kidnapping charges stemming from an incident Wednesday involving a 17-year-old girl. Here is what a Pasco sheriff’s office report said: A witness said around 2 a.m., a female suspect tried to stab the 17-year-old as she sat i…

Eric Miller of Lithia gives
his son Jon, 8, a kiss on the cheek after typing out how much he loved
him and how proud he was that he’s learned braille, as well as wishing
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impaired students from Hillsborough, Orange, Pasco,…

PORT RICHEY — A 30-year-old Port Richey man is facing sexual battery and kidnapping charges stemming from an incident Wednesday involving a 17-year-old girl.

Here is what a Pasco sheriff’s office report said: A witness said around 2 a.m., a female suspect tried to stab the 17-year-old as she sa…