AVON PARK — An Avon Park man remained in Highlands County Jail on $5,250 bond, after sheriff's deputies reportedly had to zap him with a Taser when he resisted arrest after a car chase. Eddie Baez, 37, of 336 W. Mandan Road, was booked June 13 on charges of fleeing to elude a law enforcement officer with disregard to the safety of persons or property, battery on a law enforcement officer, criminal mischief $200 or more but less than $1,000, trespassing and resisting a law enforcement officer without violence. Baez was also charged with violation of probation in Miami-Dade County for burglary, grand theft and petty theft. ...more

June 21, 2008

A Polk County sheriff deputy's patrol car caught fire this morning after he slammed into the back of a pick-up truck, according to a media release. ...more

June 14, 2008

TAMPA -- Clearwater police are conducting a traffic homicide investigation tonight, police say. The crash occurred at Keene and Sunset Point roads. ...more

June 13, 2008

Traffic congestion at Interstate 75 and U.S. 301 in Manatee County should be alleviated during today's morning rush hour after workers paved parts of the highway median Sunday. ...more

June 9, 2008

Workers this morning opened one lane of U.S. 301 in each direction at Interstate 75 where a tanker plunged off the interstate bridge and exploded on Wednesday. ...more

June 8, 2008

A Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office dog opened a door and climbed fences to escape a private boarding kennel before being hit by a car and killed Sunday morning. ...more

February 24, 2008

TAMPA - A Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office dog that escaped from a private boarding kennel was hit by a car and killed this morning. ...more

February 24, 2008

WINTER HAVEN – A 52-year-old woman who survived a crash with a school bus is in critical condition at Lakeland Regional Medical Center today, the sheriff's office said ...more

February 7, 2008

WINTER HAVEN - A 45-year-old woman died today after getting sandwiched by a van and a school bus, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

February 6, 2008

TAMPA – An 80-year-old woman was fatally struck while crossing Bruce B. Downs Boulevard at 7:20 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Tampa Police Department. ...more

January 16, 2008