A 24-year-old Tampa man died after his truck hit a light pole near Brandon and flipped several times about 8:15 p.m. Sunday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

December 17, 2007

Police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting last night on East Caracas Street as Andre Coachman, 19. Coachman, of 3201 E. Caracas St., died from a single gunshot wound to the head, police said. Police continue to search for three people in connection with the incident, which happened about 8:30 p.m. ...more

December 1, 2007

TAMPA - Police are investigating a fatal shooting on East Caracas Street that occurred about 8:30 p.m. tonight. ...more

November 30, 2007

SEBRING — Back in the old days, parents and children used to play the license plate game. Rolling down the interstate on vacation, they'd spot a plate from Oklahoma, Wyoming, or even Alaska, and call it out. These days, it's not as easy. Most states have specialized plates with Scout symbols, colleges, birds, fish and sail boats, so it's impossible to tell from the look whether a plate is from Georgia or New York. Even Charles Bryan misses Florida's county plates. "When I'm on vacation in Tennessee, and I see Florida on a plate, I want to see if they're from Highlands County," said Bryan, the Highlands County tax collector. It's the job of his office to register vehicles. Motorists can choose "Sunshine State" or "Highlands" at the bottom of their plate. What's the No. 1 specialty plate? Florida and Florida State universities, Bryan replied. ...more

November 30, 2007

A Deltona man convicted in 2005 of driving under the influence was charged Tuesday night in the traffic crash death of a Gibsonton man. ...more

November 29, 2007

A motorcyclist was fatally injured in Brandon on Tuesday night when a man who was driving while intoxicated hit the sport bike with his truck, authorities said. ...more

November 28, 2007

SARASOTA COUNTY - A teenager was critically injured Tuesday when his pickup slammed into a 7-Eleven sign near Lockwood Ridge and DeSoto roads. ...more

November 28, 2007

A 25-year-old man was fatally shot by a deputy after he fired a single shot at the deputies demanding he put down his weapon, authorities say. ...more

November 20, 2007

SPRING HILL - Hernando County deputies fatally shot a man this afternoon, according to witnesses at the scene. A man's body is in the driveway of a Spring Hill home at 13411 Banyan Road near Ralph Lane, said Hernando sheriff's spokeswoman Donna Black. ...more

November 20, 2007

Gas prices hit an all-time high Monday, when AAA Auto Club South reported regular, unleaded fuel in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area climbed to $3.10 a gallon, up from $2.75 a month ago and $2.17 last year. Drivers fueling up this week at Brandon area gas stations were eager to vent about the record-breaking price increase and its effect on their driving habits and wallets. ...more

November 15, 2007