TAMPA -- Arson investigators say that an early morning fire today, which heavily damaged a vacant house near a neighborhood that has been plagued by a series of arsons this year, appears suspicious. This morning's blaze is the 19th over the past 12 months in and near the V.M. Ybor neighborhood just north of the historic district. ...more

December 15, 2009

Bay County deputies say a 23-year-old man who was shocked with a stun gun died after choking on a large bag of marijuana during an attempted arrest. ...more

December 12, 2009

With a rash of arsons plaguing the V.M. Ybor neighborhood, Tampa Fire Rescue has created a new link on its Web site for anonymous tipsters. ...more

December 11, 2009

A former Hillsborough County deputy accused of forcing a hit-and-run suspect to perform a sex act on him was sentenced today to five years in prison and 10 years of sex offender probation. ...more

December 10, 2009

A 72-year-old Tampa woman will face 80 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty after dogs and cats were seized from her home Wednesday, investigators say. ...more

December 10, 2009

Two men and one juvenile were arrested and charged with stealing a woman's purse Tuesday night before stunning her with a stun gun. ...more

December 10, 2009

Fire investigators have questioned a man about a series of arsons this past year in the Ybor City area, but no arrests have been made and his name was not released. The man had rented three of the 14 houses that were set on fire in the neighborhood north of Interstate 4 and west of 22nd Street. ...more

December 9, 2009

A woman struck by a car on U.S. 19 in Pasco County on Tuesday night remains in critical condition today, as does a woman struck by a car while maneuvering her electric wheelchair across a St. Petersburg street. ...more

December 9, 2009

An unidentified person was reportedly shot late Tuesday afternoon in the Washington Heights area. ...more

December 8, 2009

Investigators are still looking for the person who opened fire at 2607 Pompino Drive at 12:02 a.m. Monday and injured one man. ...more

December 8, 2009