A Lake Placid man is out of jail after being arrested Friday on warrants alleging that he almost hit a repo man with his van in July 2008. ...more

March 10, 2009

Another track, another victory for Kyle Busch. The 23-year-old star won his second straight NASCAR truck race Saturday, holding off Kevin Harvick on the final lap at Atlanta Motor Speedway. ...more

March 8, 2009

A 49-year-old Zephyrhills man died early this morning on U.S. 301 in Thonotosassa after his pickup truck veered off the road and struck a tree, troopers said. Mark J. Seoane was driving north about 3:43 a.m. when his 2003 Chevrolet S-10 veered onto the eastern shoulder of U.S. 301 north of Dead River Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

March 6, 2009

A motorcyclist who was killed this morning in Pinellas Park has been identified as Ronald Kilman, 53, of St. Petersburg, police said. At 12:42 a.m. today, Kilman was riding his 2005 Honda motorcycle south on Belcher Road when the motorcycle collided with a Chevrolet Malibu at Park Boulevard, police said. Kilman had the green light, Pinellas Park police said. ...more

February 25, 2009

PLANT CITY Visitors to the Florida Strawberry Festival will notice that the main stage has a new name. GTE Federal Credit Union is the title sponsor for the stage. Previous sponsors have included Southern Chevrolet dealers and Chrysler. ...more

February 20, 2009

A 57-year-old man has been extradited from Illinois to face charges that he was drunk when he was involved in a wreck last year in Largo that left a motorcyclist dead and led to the motorcyclist's passenger losing a leg. James Laier was booked into the Pinellas County Jail this morning on charges of driving under the influence-manslaughter and DUI-serious bodily injury. Bail was set at $55,000. ...more

February 16, 2009

A teenager leaving a nightclub on Armenia Avenue was arrested Sunday morning, accused of driving under the influence, striking and killing a pedestrian then driving away, according to a Tampa Police Department arrest report. ...more

February 15, 2009

He still doesn't have a sponsor, and his Sprint Cup car did not make Sunday's Daytona 500, but Lakeland's Joe Nemechek was able to smile Friday. ...more

February 14, 2009

A school bus with students aboard was rear-ended by a pickup truck this morning. One person was transported to a local hospital from the scene, but it wasn't clear whether it was a bus passenger or someone from the pickup, according to preliminary information from Pasco County Fire Rescue dispatchers. It was thought the injury was minor. ...more

February 13, 2009

A 55-year-old man died early Sunday morning after he struck a car while driving his motorcycle the wrong direction on Little Road in Pasco County late Saturday night. The Florida Highway Patrol said Thomas McCormick of New Port Richey was driving his 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle south in the northbound lane of Little Road near Bourbon Street and collided head-on with a 1996 Chevrolet about 11:10 p.m. Saturday. ...more

February 10, 2009