A dolphin that stranded itself on Longboat Key on Wednesday morning later died at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota. ...more

March 11, 2009

Hunter, a male Mastiff mix, had been trained by its owner to play tug-of-war with a teddy bear about as large as a toddler, animal investigators said. ...more

March 11, 2009

Cartoon outrage is becoming tedious, as is the need to explain once more why being offended is not just cause for battle. ...more

March 2, 2009

A robbery suspect was in critical condition Saturday at a Tampa hospital after shooting himself during a chase with deputies, authorities said. ...more

February 28, 2009

An 8-year-old Dade City boy remains in critical condition this afternoon after the vehicle he was in crashed into a tractor-trailer on Old Lakeland Highway in Zephyrhills, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

February 23, 2009

The teenager involved in a crash that killed a Hernando County sheriff's captain has improved, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

February 23, 2009

A 46-year-old St. Petersburg woman is in critical condition in the burn unit of Tampa General Hospital with burns covering 30 percent of her body. ...more

February 22, 2009

A teenager involved in crash in Brooksville on Thursday that killed a Hernando County Sheriff's Office captain is listed in critical condition, troopers said. ...more

February 20, 2009

Travis the chimpanzee's relationship with his owner was closer than those of some married couples. ...more

February 19, 2009

The driver of a 1993 Dodge van has been charged with DUI-manslaughter following a head-on crash with a tractor trailer late Tuesday that killed one of the driver's passengers. ...more

February 18, 2009