Three people were seriously hurt Sunday night after a driver speeding on Interstate 4 near Plant City struck their vehicle while changing lanes, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

June 28, 2009

Damian Diaz Bello, 38, of 108 E. Royal Palm, Lake Placid: Violation of probation in reference to battery (domestic violence). ...more

June 15, 2009

A Clearwater Fire & Rescue assistant chief on his way to an emergency call this afternoon crashed into another vehicle that pulled into his path, authorities say. ...more

May 12, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — News media reports say Justice David Souter plans to retire from the Supreme Court at the end of the court's term in June. ...more

May 1, 2009

After-hours surveillance inside a Subway sandwich shop netted an arrest early Thursday - a 23-year-old man suspected of two previous burglaries at the restaurant. Zephyrhills Police Department detectives were inside the sandwich shop at 5406 Gall Blvd., when, at 1:47 a.m., Robert O'Neal Patterson used a hammer to break a window and enter, according to the report. ...more

April 23, 2009

Even in communities with histories of governance less colorful than that of the city of Port Richey, it can be dangerous to read too much into the results of a single election. Still, people might infer from last week's municipal election in Port Richey that the latest attempt to do away with the city will end the same way all the others have over the decades. ...more

April 22, 2009

Attilio Corbo of Palm Harbor says op-ed page columnist James Hibbs should decide whether President Barack Obama deserves praise or criticism. ...more

April 15, 2009

A 29-year-old Tampa man and two other people kicked and beat a person repeatedly, causing the person's left eye socket to break, Tampa police say. ...more

April 2, 2009

Lynn Allen, 39, of 328 Ernest E. Sims St., Avon Park: Failure to appear on a misdemeanor charge of assault purge. ...more

March 30, 2009

Miguel Sarabio Camacho, 20, of 801 N. Anoka Ave., Avon Park: Failure to appear on charge of no valid driver's license. ...more

March 23, 2009