All northbound lanes of Interstate 275 in Manatee County have reopened after an accident closed the approach to the Sunshine Skyway. The accident blocked northbound lanes, but traffic was moved onto the median until the wreckage was cleared just north of the southern rest area. ...more

November 23, 2009

The bomb threat called in Thursday afternoon at the Royal Care of Avon Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center turned out to be just that - a threat. ...more

November 21, 2009

Investigators are in the middle of an arson investigation after the remnants of a fire was found Wednesday morning at an unoccupied Spring Lake area home. ...more

November 12, 2009

An Avon Park motorcyclist has died after running into the back end of a school bus early Thursday morning. ...more

October 29, 2009

A suspicious house fire broke out this morning, though no one was home when firefighters arrived to put it out, officials say. The blaze at the small house at 8110 Diagonal Road N. was reported at about 7:30 a.m., said Lt. Joel Granata of St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue. ...more

October 22, 2009

Tampa police say the previously closed portions of downtown have been reopened to cars and pedestrians. ...more

October 17, 2009

AVON PARK A 19-year-old man suffered non life-threatening injuries Wednesday after being hit by a pickup truck at U.S. 27 North and College Drive. ...more

October 15, 2009

A 19-year-old man died in a shooting Friday night at 2301 E. Sligh Ave. ...more

October 10, 2009

A 12-year-old boy was in fair condition Friday in Tampa General Hospital after a dirt bike he rode collided with a truck Thursday afternoon at Ranchero Drive and Farm Road in Sebring. ...more

October 10, 2009

A man was stabbed in the chest on Monday night during an altercation in which he fired shots at his assailant, Tarpon Springs police said. The stab wounds inflicted on George Pattri, 49, were described as life-threatening, said Lt. Barbara Templeton of the Tarpon Springs Police Department. The man who reportedly assaulted him has not been identified. ...more

September 29, 2009