•Need to satisfy that craving for a corn dog and cotton candy? The Florida State Fair - featuring those delicacies and others, animal exhibits, Cracker Country, dance and jam competitions, and midway rides - opens Thursday and runs through Feb. 18 at the Florida State Fairgrounds. ...more

February 4, 2008

Every runner needs a little inspiration, whether they're getting ready for their first or 50th road race ...more

January 31, 2008

Sometimes it pays to wear a bicycle helmet even if one is not riding a bicycle. ...more

January 31, 2008

Largo police say a helmet likely saved the life of a 12-year-old boy when a pole fell on his head in a chain of events at a school crossing Tuesday. The boy was holding his bicycle and waiting for crossing guards to guide him and his Largo Middle School schoolmates at Eighth Avenue Southwest and Ridge Road, Largo police said. ...more

January 30, 2008

Gandy Boulevard is getting a new look designed to make it safer and prettier. ...more

January 27, 2008

A bicyclist run over by a minivan on Saturday night in Tampa was taken to Tampa General Hospital in critical condition. ...more

January 20, 2008

A Riverview man was killed Friday night after his pickup overturned, and he was ejected, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

January 19, 2008

Motorists who exited off the Suncoast Parkway ramp at State Road 50 Thursday morning may have done a double-take when they reached the toll plaza. ...more

January 18, 2008

Motorists who exited off the Suncoast Parkway ramp at State Road 50 Thursday morning may have done a double-take when they reached the toll plaza. ...more

January 17, 2008

A 14-mile stretch of Interstate 4 in Polk County finally opened to traffic about 6:30 p.m. Thursday, more than 36 hours after a horrific pileup that involved 70 vehicles and left four people dead. ...more

January 11, 2008