The most common deals under the government's $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program, aimed at putting more fuel-efficient cars on the road, replaced old Ford or Chevrolet pickups with new ones that got only marginally better gas mileage, according to an analysis of new federal data by The Associated Press. ...more

November 5, 2009

A 35-year-old Plant City man has been sentenced to life in federal prison for possessing with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of crack cocaine. ...more

June 26, 2009

A pallet thief who used his pickup to ram open a gate was nabbed by police this week when the battering-ram truck got stuck in the mud during the heist, authorities said. ...more

May 28, 2009

The family of a Gibsonton motorcyclist killed in a November 2007 wreck is outraged that prosecutors have dropped a DUI-manslaughter case against a Deltona man. ...more

March 18, 2009

A local man faces DUI charges after his arrest Thursday in the aftermath of a two-vehicle accident involving a Sebring police officer. ...more

January 10, 2009

A local man faces DUI charges after his arrest Thursday in the aftermath of a two-vehicle accident involving a Sebring police officer. Joshua R. Jones, 33, of Sebring, is charged with driving under the influence (DUI), two counts of DUI resulting in property damage and one count of failure to drive within a single lane. He was out of jail Friday morning on a $1,500 bond. ...more

January 9, 2009

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office showed off a gift from Allstate today: a car designed to trap car thieves. ...more

December 9, 2008

A physical-education teacher who just finished his first year with the Hillsborough County School District was arrested Sunday on a charge of felony cocaine possession. ...more

June 17, 2008

TAMPA - A physical-education teacher who just finished his first year of employment with the Hillsborough County School District was arrested Sunday, charged with felony cocaine possession. ...more

June 16, 2008

SAN DIEGO - If there's pain at the pump in the U.S., Mexico may just have a remedy. A gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in San Diego retails for an average price of $4.61 a gallon. A few miles south, in Tijuana, it's about $2.54 - even less if you pay in pesos. ...more

June 15, 2008