The combination of high gas prices and teens with empty pockets and wanderlust proved to be dangerous. ...more

October 9, 2008

A Lake Placid man was free on $1,500 bail Friday after he was stopped by Lake Placid Police for a defective brake light and it was discovered the Toyota Camry he was driving was stolen from West Palm Beach. ...more

October 6, 2008

LAKE PLACID A Lake Placid man was free on $1,500 bail Friday after he was stopped by Lake Placid Police for a defective brake light and it was discovered the Toyota Camry he was driving was stolen from West Palm Beach. Police also discovered marijuana hidden in a Barbasol shaving cream can with a false bottom, according to the arrest report. David Jonathan Adams, 20, of 1239 County Road 29, was charged with possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana and grand theft auto. A rear male passenger seen fidgeting about where the shaving cream can was found was also arrested and charged with possession of marijuana less than 20 grams. A female passenger was not arrested. ...more

October 4, 2008

A car crash this morning has closed Alternate U.S. 19, also known as South Pinellas Avenue, in front of Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs police said. ...more

September 26, 2008

Troopers are investigating a 2-week-old crash as a traffic homicide after a toddler in one of the cars died this morning. ...more

September 18, 2008

TAMPA Two children are being treated at Tampa General Hospital after a car accident this evening. ...more

September 6, 2008

A Lake Placid man was transported to Lakeland Regional Medical Center in critical condition after an early morning crash Monday at Highlands Lake Drive in Lake Placid. ...more

August 19, 2008

The No. 18 and No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing teams in the Nationwide Series likely will face big penalties after efforts to alter the results of a chassis dyno test. ...more

August 18, 2008

A Sebring man was listed in good condition at Tampa General Hospital, said hospital spokesman John Dunn on Thursday, after a rollover crash on U.S. 98 Wednesday night. ...more

July 31, 2008

Dos niños pequeños que sufrieron quemaduras por un petardo encendido el 4 de julio, regresaron hoy a su casa en Fort Myers, luego de permanecer por tres semanas en el Hospital General de Tampa. ...more

July 29, 2008