Family of Belleair murder victim 'excited' after arrest

BELLEAIR -- The family of murder victim Deana Cataneo was excited to learn of her husband's arrest on Tuesday on a first-degree murder charge in Las Vegas.

Man accused of attacking girlfriend in elementary school parking lot

TAMPA -- For the second time in as many days, the father of Hillsborough elementary students has been accused of ambushing his child’s mother as she dropped the kids off at school.

Good deed helps put Josiah in new home

Good Samaritans have paid the security deposit and the first month’s rent on a new home for the family of Josiah Wineberger, the 5-year-old who suffered a brain injury last year after a speaker fell on his head at BayWalk.

Cross-dressing bank robber gets life in prison

DADE CITY -- A man convicted last year of robbing a Zephyrhills bank in a black wig, dress and high heels, then carjacking a woman when his getaway car crashed, was sentenced today to life in prison.

Crist picks Hillsborough judge for appeals court

TAMPA -- Hillsborough Circuit Judge Marva L. Crenshaw has been appointed to the 2nd District Court of Appeal, Gov. Charlie Crist announced today.

Pasco housing starts decline by 43 percent

As expected, Pasco County's housing slide continued in 2008 as the number of new housing starts declined by a whopping 43 percent over last year.

County giving $2 dog vaccines in Dade City

DADE CITY -- Pasco County Animal Services is offering low-cost rabies and distemper vaccines to pets in the Dade City and Tommytown area in the hopes of stemming the outbreak of canine distemper.

SWAT team rousts family

St. Petersburg Police surround a house after a shooting, but a resident says it's a case of mistaken identity. Read the full story from Thursday's St. Petersburg Times.

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Deputies seize $1-million in marijuana from Valrico grow house

VALRICO -- Deputies searching a Valrico house Tuesday say they found dozens of marijuana plants totaling nearly $1-million and arrested the owner, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

Cold front to bring rain, possible thunderstorms

Drivers may face rainy conditions today as a cold front is expected to move through the area. Showers could roll into the area before 10 a.m., according to the  National Weather Service, which has also issued a wind advisory.