The Fourth of July brought old-fashioned fun to the Pasco County Fairgrounds. The annual Sparklebration included apple pie and hot dog eating contests, balloon artists, clowns and more, and parachutists from Skydive City in Zephyrhills dropped in with flags. Major sponsors were Medical Clinic and Dade City Business Center. Other sponsors included The Tampa Tribune; Pasco County Tourist Development Council; CenterState Bank; West Florida, N.A.; State Farm Insurance, Baldy Boyd, agent; Growers Fertilizer Corp.; Tampa Electric Co.; San Antonio Citizens Federal Credit Union; Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative Inc.; First National Bank of Pasco; Jarrett Ford; Pasco Regional Medical Center; Smile Design; and Bank of America. ...more

July 8, 2009

Winter Haven police charged a 16-year-old boy in a shooting that left a 40-year-old Plant City man seriously wounded. ...more

July 1, 2009

A Webster man man is in critical condition this afternoon after a two-vehicle accident near Richland. Ryan Holewinski, 43, was driving south on U.S. 98 around 7 a.m. today when a pickup turning onto the highway from Janmar Road drove into his path, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. ...more

June 22, 2009

Representatives from Tampa General Hospital confirmed Monday afternoon that a man struck by lightning while golfing at Spring Lake Golf Resort on Thursday has died. ...more

June 16, 2009

A 48-year-old Orlando woman was killed Sunday afternoon in a two-car crash that also sent three of her passengers to area hospitals. ...more

June 14, 2009

Unconfirmed reports indicate that Alain Hyppolite, the West Palm Beach resident who was struck by lightning Thursday at Spring Lake Golf Resort, has died. ...more

June 11, 2009

Polk deputies are looking for the driver of a pickup truck that hit a man as he was crossing the street with his son and two others early Sunday morning. ...more

June 8, 2009

Investigators are still piecing together what caused a crash this morning between a car and a CSX freight train in Frostproof. ...more

May 20, 2009

A Dade City teenager wanted since an incident Sunday during which a deputy shot him in the thigh has been arrested, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said Thursday. ...more

May 15, 2009

A 58-year-old woman was killed this morning in a two-car wreck on State Road 570 in Polk County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

May 2, 2009