Hillsborough County News

After three months on administrative leave, Sarasota Police Chief Peter Abbott will lose two weeks of pay following a botched incident involving the handling of a man who had been taken into custody.

A Milford man is accused of robbing a store at knifepoint last year. Jacob Haggerty, 20, of 57 Briarcliff Drive, has been jailed since his arrest earlier this year, court records show.

The City of Sarasota has fired one of its police officers and suspended its chief and another officer following a controversial arrest of Juan Perez on June 26th.

" A former Litchfield firefighter was cleared on sexual assault and assault charges during a jury trial Wednesday at Hillsborough County Superior Court.

Two adults and one child in New Hampshire have died since August as a result of the H1N1 swine flu virus, the state's public health director said today.

According to the Hillsborough County Homeless Coalition, as there are over 9,000 homeless people in the County Attempts by the Board of County Commissioners to address the problem foundered earlier this fall, after they rejected a proposed tent-city plan that would have housed up to 250 people on East Hillsborough Avenue.A A subsequent attempt to ...

Veterans Memorial Park will be getting bigger. The expansion will have a bleacher area, for special ceremonies, and plenty of parking for the public.

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A suspect is in custody for shooting at a deputy early Friday morning. A Hillsborough Sheriff's Office spokesperson says deputies responded to a call at the Shadow Oaks Apartments at Fletcher and Florida Avenue after two people were spotted breaking into cars.

Students at McDonald Elementary School will attend classes at the school on Monday despite a fire that damaged part of the building this morning.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says a deputy was injured during a shooting at an apartment complex on Florida and Fletcher avenues around 4 a.m. Deputies responded to the Shadow Oaks Apartments after a report two people were breaking into cars.

One person is in custody and authorities are searching for a second suspect after a gunman opened fire on Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies this morning.

Firefighters are battling a large scale brush fire deep in Alafia River State Park.

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The state says murder victim Edith Riley's 12-year-old daughter saw Todd Peters, 36, in her family's apartment the morning of Oct.

The Wilton man accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death during a fight last year is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of her violent death and isna t competent to stand trial, according to a report by the statea s chief forensics officer.

The founder and executive director of the Child Advocacy Center of Hillsborough County is being honored for her commitment to help children affected by abuse and neglect in New Hampshire.

ROBERT ECKHARTSarasota Herald Tribune SARASOTA SARASOTA: As investigation wraps up, more voices are beginning to chime in City Manager Bob Bartolotta drove to Hillsborough County on Tuesday to pick up more than 2,000 pages of investigative records that will shape the future of the Sarasota Police Department.

According to this article , many residents were surprised at the furlough days implemented because of the recent budget cuts down at the county.

Hillsborough County deputies arrested a county employee Tuesday morning for illegally possessing five generic Xanax pills without a prescription.