A 15-year-old boy was breathless and frantic on a 911 call after stabbing his younger brother in the chest with a kitchen knife in an argument over loud music, according to recordings released Friday. ...more

October 30, 2009

Turn that car stereo down, some state lawmakers want to tell drivers who crank up the volume to window-rattling levels. ...more

October 25, 2009

An Irish-themed restaurant and bar is coming to the area despite protests from nearby residents. ...more

September 2, 2009

Editor's note: The following letter was written to Brooksville Police Chief George Turner and is reprinted here at the author's request. ...more

July 24, 2009

Jennifer Johnson had about a minute to talk before her cell phone lost its connection with a 911 operator in Plant City. ...more

April 2, 2009

Jennifer Johnson had about a minute to talk before a 911 operator in Plant City lost a connection with her. "Ma'am, I'm in a trunk right now," the 31-year-old Tampa mother yelled on a copy of the call released today. "They got me in the trunk. … I don't know where I'm at." No officers were dispatched to find her, according to a report contained in the 700 pages of discovery material released with the call today. ...more

April 1, 2009

The 19-year-old St. Petersburg woman who lost control of her car this morning, killing a 20-year-old passenger, has had a range of traffic infractions – including three speeding tickets, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. ...more

February 9, 2009

A 21-year-old Tampa man is accused of kicking a deputy and trying to break the rear window of a patrol vehicle, the Hillsborough County sheriff's office said. ...more

January 19, 2009

A 13-year-old boy was reportedly whipped with a belt for using too much air freshener. ...more

December 16, 2008

Hillsborough County high schools start the day far too early, in my opinion. Studies have shown that teenagers are on a different sleep cycle from the rest of us. If left to their own devices, they'll be ready for sleep much later, and wake up later, too. (Like that's news to anybody with a teenager in the house.) ...more

December 14, 2008