A passenger in a vehicle that had been pulled over during a traffic-enforcement stop died Wednesday. ...more

March 11, 2010

Stop illegal pills Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp says the way to shut illegal pill mills ("Shut doors to illegal pill mills," Other Views, Feb. 15) is to focus on new regulations to better count the number of pills going into the pain/weight/accident clinics and electronically track the pills flowing out. But the state has no budget to do this. ...more

February 18, 2010

A Pasco County sheriff's deputy who was in a minor two-car collision Thursday morning likely will be cited for the crash, according to Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Larry Kraus. ...more

February 5, 2010

Since Dec. 29, when Hillsborough County deputies started ticketing people caught on camera running red lights at five area intersections, 1,056 violations have been issued. ...more

February 2, 2010

Thus far, Waters Avenue and Dale Mabry Highway has resulted in the most violators since ticketing with the cameras began Dec. 29. ...more

February 1, 2010

As soon as I wrote the words I knew what would happen. I jinxed myself. Two weeks ago I wrote: "The last speeding ticket I got was on my 22nd birthday. And like I said, I don't have the greatest luck." ...more

November 11, 2009

A 4-year-old boy might walk with a limp after he was attacked by a family dog Monday, according to a Pasco County Sheriff's Office report. ...more

October 21, 2009

GAINESVILLE - The cost for Florida to send two extra airplanes to Kentucky for the Gators' 41-7 win last weekend had a minimal impact on its budget - at a cost of $4,055 for the trip to Lexington and back. ...more

October 2, 2009

It took five months for Davis Islands teenager Jordan Valdez to be charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident but only a few minutes to be booked and then released from jail Thursday. ...more

July 10, 2009

Buckle up or pay the consequences. More than 200 motorists found that out the hard way today. Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies, out on patrol to enforce Florida's new enhanced seat belt law, wrote 203 tickets by the end of Operation Belts or El$e," Deputy Larry McKinnon said. ...more

June 30, 2009