The Florida Highway Patrol will be checking for bad brakes, worn tires and other faulty equipment in July. ...more

July 13, 2009

Jerry Frankhouser said he has learned to turn out of the Dunkin' Donuts parking lot onto Gandy Boulevard to make a U-turn and get back to his Bayside West house. ...more

July 13, 2009

An 11-year-old girl drowned Wednesday at a city pool watched over by three lifeguards. ...more

July 8, 2009

On June 29, with my car hood up on Brandon Boulevard at Gornto Lake in the Outback Steakhouse parking lot, I was waiting for roadside assistance when a man in a well-kept Tahoe stopped to ensure I was OK. ...more

July 5, 2009

A 16-year-old Seffner girl died early Saturday in a single-car crash on Interstate 75 near the junction with Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. ...more

June 27, 2009

The company behind Outback Steakhouse and Carraba's restaurant won Pasco County's approval Thursday for three new buildings at a plaza that has been largely dormant for a year or more. ...more

June 26, 2009

A 15-year-old boy driving his father's Jeep Cherokee lost control of the SUV and crashed on Big Bend Road in Riverview, Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies say. ...more

June 24, 2009

Former Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair walked out of Orient Road Jail this morning, released without bail a day after he was accused of beating up his two sons on Father's Day. ...more

June 22, 2009

A carjacking victim turned the tables on his armed attackers when he gave chase in another car, Tampa police said. ...more

June 18, 2009

Pinellas deputies are trying to determine who ran a red light and caused a collision that left one driver dead and the other injured on Monday. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said Andrew Cavanaugh, 79, of Oldsmar, was killed when his Buick Century collided with a Toyota Camry driven by M. Jaqueline Stinson, 71, also of Oldsmar. ...more

June 16, 2009