Trucker Jeffrey Lee Williams saw a driver in an SUV hit a pedestrian on U.S. 27 in Davenport, then pull into a gas station. ...more

July 8, 2008

The driver of a Ford Explorer involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash Wednesday in Davenport was arrested this morning, Polk County deputies say. ...more

July 7, 2008

Before firing up the grill this summer, take a close look at the nozzle on the propane tank. ...more

June 27, 2008

DRUG USERS MAKE METH USING CONTAINERS ...more

June 26, 2008

SEBRING — A light red scar shows under the bridge of Bauer Smehyl's nose as he starts to cry, but the only other hint to his condition comes from his baby bottle. After his mom filled a long bottle with milk, Stacy Smehyl grabbed several parts to assemble a three-inch-long Haberman nozzle. Bauer uses this nozzle so he can chew rather than suck to get the milk. That is because the 6-month-old was born with a cleft palate. He also had a cleft lip before surgeons in Boston stitched it together in December. ...more

February 1, 2008

TAMPA - Kelly Alexander has curbed her road trips and Ruby Wilson has put off buying a new car. Both filled their gas tanks Monday under a BP sign that declared $3.09 as the price for one gallon of regular unleaded gas. Analysts say the upward creeping prices are only a small taste of things to come. Between February and May, analysts say, the cost of a gallon of regular unleaded could reach $3.75. ...more

January 7, 2008