David Hernandez struck a person with a baseball bat, causing cuts to the right eye and upper lip, Tampa police say. The attack was Oct. 19. Police arrested him Sunday morning. ...more

December 8, 2008

Raul Dominguez-Granadas ripped off a shower rod and swung it at his wife on Sunday, placing her in fear for her life, Hillsborough County deputies say. Then he pushed her into a wall, according to a criminal arrest affidavit. She wasn't injured. ...more

December 8, 2008

David Gregory's new job as moderator of "Meet the Press" is official with the announcement on the long-running NBC television interview program that he will take over starting next Sunday. ...more

December 7, 2008

Authorities have found the wreckage of two small planes that crashed near the Everglades, killing all three people on board. ...more

December 7, 2008

SEBRING A family of five is safe, but their home was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon. After the fire department arrived about 1:20 p.m., Sonja Vasquez drove up, crying, holding an infant. Firemen were still inside her home, using long-handled pikes to pull down the ceiling in the kitchen and living room. Sebring Fire Chief Brad Batz said the small, three-bedroom, wood-frame house at the corner or Rainbow and Warfield would likely be a total loss. Clearly, neighbors estimated, Vasquez, her husband and three children wouldn't be able to go inside for hours, maybe not until Sunday morning. The fire started in the kitchen area, but Batz didn't think cooking was the cause. ...more

November 29, 2008

The vampire romance "Twilight" drained the box office in its opening weekend, taking in $70.6 million. Catherine Hardwicke's film also enjoyed the biggest opening ever for a female director, blowing away the previous standard of $41.1 million set by Mimi Leder's "Deep Impact" in 1998. ...more

November 23, 2008

Sequence had a rough Sunday morning patrolling the streets of Ybor City. The Tampa Police Department horse had a leg grabbed, was struck by two women and later was harassed or intimidated by another person, police say. ...more

November 18, 2008

Sequence had a rough Sunday morning patrolling the streets of Ybor City. The Tampa Police Department horse had a leg grabbed, was struck by two women and later was harassed or intimidated by another person, police say. ...more

November 17, 2008

During an argument with her husband on Sunday morning, Mary C. Harris broke a friend's motor home window and threw a shovel at her husband, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

November 17, 2008

A Sunday morning house fire in Seffner killed three dogs and left 15 people homeless. ...more

November 17, 2008