Bay area motorists may see higher pump prices this week amid a surge in the cost of crude oil. ...more

March 24, 2009

It will soon get more expensive to park illegally in this city. Fire Chief Stephen Moreno said firefighters got tired of complaints about motorists parking in designated fire lanes at shopping centers. ...more

March 21, 2009

Motorists making their way north into Brooksville will want to be on their best behavior starting as early as this week. ...more

March 18, 2009

Smoke from a fast-moving brush fire in Polk County has forced officials to close a portion of Jamison Road. ...more

March 16, 2009

Starting about 5 a.m. Friday, Adamo Drive (State Road 60) will be closed in both directions between North 34th Street and North 26th Street to allow workers to replace the railroad crossing. ...more

March 16, 2009

Dry conditions are triggering more brush fires than usual and authorities are trying harder to alert motorists to the smoky hazards after last year's deadly pileup on Interstate 4. ...more

March 14, 2009

A weapons charge has been added against a man arrested Thursday night after a suspected pipe bomb and guns were found in his vehicle, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said this morning. ...more

March 13, 2009

A man with a bicycle was killed by a dump truck today in the 5600 block of West Waters Avenue, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

March 12, 2009

Dry conditions are triggering more brush fires than usual and authorities are trying harder to alert motorists to the smoky hazards after last year's deadly pileup on Interstate 4. ...more

March 11, 2009

Fog is affecting visibility along the Interstate 4 corridor as well as in Lakeland and between Plant City and downtown Tampa, News Channel 8 meteorologist Jennifer Hill said. However, lingering smoke from a brush fire was affecting drivers on I-4 and Old Polk City Road earlier this morning but had dissipated by 6 a.m., TBO.com traffic reporter Alicia Roberts said. ...more

March 10, 2009