The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has awarded a contract to American Traffic Solutions of Scottsdale, Ariz., to install and operate red-light cameras at 10 busy intersections. The contract, approved by a committee of seven sheriff's deputies and officers, pays the company $47,500 to operate the cameras and send out citations with photos of the red-light infractions to the offending cars' registered owners. The company will own the cameras and sensor devices that trigger the photographs, and the county will lease the equipment as part of the deal, Sgt. Rob Rodriguez said. ...more

January 20, 2009

Without a full-time Nationwide Series ride for the first time in three years, Zephyrhills' David Reutimann has picked up four races with Braun Racing for this season. ...more

January 17, 2009

A fatal motorcycle crash has brought traffic to a standstill at State Road 54 and Morris Bridge Road in Pasco County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

January 15, 2009

Hillsborough County next month will begin a $4 million study into the possible widening of Fletcher Avenue between Interstates 75 and 275. ...more

January 15, 2009

Ernie Haire Ford cleared the lot at its used car location on East Bearss Avenue last week and moved the vehicles to the dealership on North Florida Avenue. ...more

January 14, 2009

The man who was killed in St. Petersburg Sunday evening when his sport utility vehicle went out of control has been identified as Trent Anton Evans, 33, of Clearwater, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a press release this morning. ...more

January 12, 2009

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash in St. Petersburg where a motorist's vehicle overturned then crashed into several parked cars near an automobile dealership. ...more

January 11, 2009

Police say the response to $5 admission today to Lowry Park Zoo has created heavy traffic, packed parking lots and turned the zoo into, well, a zoo. ...more

January 11, 2009

Gail Manner doesn't understand why the driver who struck her son last summer with a car, killing him, only got a traffic ticket. Alan D. Danks Jr., 25, was cited for careless driving after his into Matthew Manner on June 20 in St. Petersburg. ...more

January 8, 2009

The windows of 19 cars were smashed within a four-hour period Saturday morning, St. Petersburg police said. ...more

January 5, 2009