Like many of you, I drive around the county seven days a week. Traffic lights are everywhere. ...more

October 24, 2009

Pinellas Park police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck one car, and then another, on 66th Street this morning. ...more

June 22, 2009

The toy-ish Smart car is even cuter when you call it an orphan. Built by Daimler, which also makes Mercedes-Benz, the toaster-sized Smart cars, which get between 33 mpg and 40 mpg, made a splash in the U.S. car market just over a year ago, as gasoline prices topped out at over $4 a gallon. ...more

March 31, 2009

One lane of eastbound Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard in Clearwater was closed this morning after a car hit a traffic signal, officials said. ...more

March 25, 2009

Teacher Vic Nieves had modest expectations for the fledgling electric car club he sponsored in a race against a dozen other teams Feb. 14 at the University of South Florida. ...more

March 3, 2009

A gang of South Florida thieves dubbed the "Felony Lane Group" is accused of breaking into cars to steal identification, credit cards and checkbooks that they then used to defraud local banks of more than $50,000. ...more

February 20, 2009

St. Petersburg police arrested two 16-year-old boys Sunday, accusing them of setting fire to 14 cars and a house over a two-hour span. ...more

February 2, 2009

St. Petersburg police arrested two 16-year-old boys today on arson charges in connection with a string of 14 cars and a house set ablaze over a two-hour span early this morning. ...more

February 1, 2009

The Florida Highway Patrol initially reported Juan P. Sanchez Jr. died after a crash Sunday morning when another driver violated the right-of-way. ...more

December 12, 2008

As a young man buying my first car, a Chevy, my parents had to co-sign for me to guarantee payment of my loan to the finance company. Many years later, this car company wants me to loan them money, telling me they will pay me back. Now, Congress is handling this action for me, and I want a guarantee of re-payment. If all the individuals in Congress will personally co-sign for the auto companies that I will get my money back, then what do I have to lose? ...more

December 9, 2008