A sweet deal with a diesel distributor has the Hillsborough County school district flush with fuel when other districts around the state are canceling field trips and after-hours buses for students. ...more

September 17, 2008

Three years after a diesel fuel line ruptured near railroad tracks west of Plant City, contaminating a dozen residential and commercial properties, the cleanup is still under way. ...more

September 17, 2008

An early morning crash Monday at the intersection of U.S. 27 and State Road 64 closed the intersection as police investigated the accident and crews cleaned up a hazardous diesel spill. ...more

August 19, 2008

On the night of Aug. 5, someone cut a lock, opened a gate and proceeded to steal 1,900 gallons of diesel fuel from a citrus grove in Duette. The theft cost the owner of the Venus II grove about $9,000. ...more

August 14, 2008

Chris Dennison smiled broadly while he fueled the tanks of a fleet of lawnmowers and several gas cans for just less than 3.78 a gallon for unleaded at Race Trac gas station, in Avon Park on Tuesday. ...more

August 6, 2008

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office has reported the theft of 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel from a construction site in Bradenton. ...more

August 4, 2008

Lorne H. Spence of Hudson wants the United States to follow Normway's lead and nationalize the oil industry. ...more

July 30, 2008

One of the fastest-growing ways to travel today requires an average of 2.4 gallons of diesel fuel to go 1 mile. ...more

July 26, 2008

Deputies arrested two Tampa men and charged them with stealing more than $250 worth of diesel fuel from a semitraileraround 10:30 p.m. Monday, according to an arrest report. ...more

July 23, 2008

Good-bye summer gas tax holiday. Hello, higher gas taxes. ...more

July 21, 2008