A Valrico man and a 17-year-old boy broke into several vehicles in Valrico this morning, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

October 17, 2008

An Elmo doll, a Spider-Man blanket and a bouquet of fake flowers tied to a tree with fishing line are memorials to the brief life of 2-year-old Eduardo Betanzo-Reyes. ...more

October 14, 2008

Two people died Friday night and three others were seriously injured after the 2007 Mustang they were riding in – driven by a 16-year-old - struck a palm tree and a utility pole, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

October 11, 2008

With help from a state grant of $1.6 million and a housing developer's donation of about $80,000, Highlands County will go ahead with two major road improvements in the new 2008-09 fiscal year, which starts Wednesday. ...more

September 26, 2008

A woman was cited for careless driving Wednesday after she clipped the back of a taxi and rear-ended a school bus, police said. ...more

September 25, 2008

At least eight children are being treated today at University Community Hospital after a car struck a school bus near Van Buren Middle School this morning, an official said. Hospital spokesman Will Darnall said the children are listed in good and fair condition; none has major injuries. ...more

September 24, 2008

A construction worker was struck and killed while setting up signs on a remote stretch of U.S. 98 in northwest Polk County on Monday night, investigators said. ...more

September 23, 2008

Long-awaited landscaping of medians along Tarpon and Pinellas avenues will begin earlier than first anticipated. ...more

September 20, 2008

Sometimes it's the little things, stuff they once overlooked, that get their attention. ...more

September 20, 2008

The Hernando County Sheriff's Office is warning motorists that the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 at mile marker 298 will be closed for a bit this morning due to a serious crash. ...more

September 19, 2008