SEFFNER - A man who refused to stop his vehicle for Florida Highway Patrol troopers early Tuesday morning fled on foot and was found hiding in a tree, according to an arrest affidavit. ...more

June 18, 2008

SEBRING — Florida agricultural leaders say the federal government has cleared the state's tomatoes of being the cause of a national food poisoning scare, according to the Associated Press. Amid a salmonella outbreak linked to raw tomatoes, many fast-food chains and grocery stores had removed or stopped selling them altogether the last couple of days. On Tuesday, before this announcement was made, eateries, groceries and consumers were adjusting to a voluntary ban on most fresh tomatoes. ...more

June 11, 2008

LUTZ - After getting into a woman's car early Tuesday morning and swiping several prescription pills inside, a Lutz man stole the woman's "pink lady" revolver and threatened to shoot her with it, according to an arrest report. ...more

June 4, 2008

No wins, no goals, no venom. The Pittsburgh Penguins need to change all that - and soon - against the Detroit Red Wings if they have any hope of making this Stanley Cup finals matchup come close to its marquee billing. ...more

May 28, 2008

The city's newest park, on Broadway at an entrance to the city's busy downtown retailing and entertainment district, is in one of the most visible places in town. ...more

May 24, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. -- Feedback from residents convinced Progress Energy Florida that power lines it is planning to build to meet a growing demand for electricity on the Suncoast should follow existing corridors, company officials said in a press release this morning. ...more

May 20, 2008

Authorities say a man tried to cover up a drunken driving crash by parking his Jeep and reporting it stolen. ...more

May 7, 2008

A redneck was stopped by a game warden in Central Mississippi recently with two ice chests full of fish. He was leaving a cove well-known for its fishing. The game warden asked the man: "Do you have a license to catch those fish?" "Nawsir" replied the redneck. "I ain't got none of them there licenses. You must understand these here are my pet fish." "Pet fish?" ...more

January 31, 2008

Hernando County chose a new county administrator Wednesday, but he doesn't come with the full blessing of his new bosses. ...more

January 28, 2008

Tiger Woods delivered the score he expected in his 2008 debut, just not the game. ...more

January 25, 2008