AVON PARK — Like everyone, Jean Claude Meus was fearful of prison. And like everyone, Meus thought if he stayed out of gangs, away from drugs, and didn't rob or steal, then he would never wind up in prison. But it did happen. ...more

May 3, 2008

There are cretins, there are cowards, there are rats who walk like men. And then there is Larry Patterson Jr. ...more

February 22, 2008

The presence of law enforcement was adequate when the Plant City Christmas Parade was marred by the death of a 9-year-old boy, but measures should be taken at future events to streamline communication between emergency responders, according to a report released by city officials Jan. 11. ...more

January 23, 2008

The presence of law enforcement was adequate when the Plant City Christmas Parade was marred by the death of a 9-year-old boy, but measures should be taken at future events to streamline communication between emergency responders, according to a report released by city officials on Jan. 11. ...more

January 23, 2008

Mick Elliott's The Flip Side ...more

January 13, 2008

A deadly mix of fog and smoke from a brush fire has led to the deaths of at least four people in a series of crashes on Interstate 4 near Polk City. ...more

January 9, 2008

A steel footbridge collapsed Tuesday in western Nepal under the weight of hundreds of people on their way to a fair, plunging scores about 100 feet into icy Himalayan waters. At least 15 people were killed and more than 100 were missing and feared dead, officials said. ...more

December 26, 2007

A car accident that killed an Arcadia man early Tuesday helped solve the mystery of a Bradenton woman missing for a month. ...more

November 21, 2007

In the 1950s and '60s, the sight of leather clad bikers rumbling into town was enough to make people call the police. ...more

October 6, 2007