Newland Communities Inc. won county approval last week to add 162 acres and 918 homes to its Waterset community that will be built on land between Big Bend Road in Apollo Beach and 19th Avenue in Ruskin. ...more

May 21, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY — Drivers complained they did not get enough warning about an October construction roadblock on Interstate 75, where two people died when a semi-tractor trailer plowed into the back of stopped cars, a Florida Highway Patrol report says. ...more

May 8, 2008

SARASOTA - There were no warning signs for an October construction roadblock on Interstate 75, where two people died when a semi-tractor trailer plowed into the back of stopped cars, a Florida Highway Patrol report on the crash states. But the report does not weigh in on whether the lack of warnings contributed to the early morning crash, something that likely will be disputed in any civil legal actions. ...more

May 7, 2008

SEBRING — Although funding will not be available for expansion of the Highlands County Jail in the next 10 years, a block of downtown Sebring could eventually by usurped by a detention facility. City Council members had their first look at the jail's plans for expansion at the Jan. 15 meeting during a discussion about the Sebring Parkway, but they had a hard time focusing on that topic and instead discussed the jail. The Board of County Commissioners has been handling the jail expansion process because administration of the sheriff's office is part of the county's responsibilities. City Council members said because the jail is in the heart of the downtown, they want to be involved in the process as well. "I think the city needs to be part of these discussions about the location and the expansion of the jail," said City Council member Jeff Carlson, who added that the jail is in the middle of the community redevelopment zone. ...more

January 22, 2008

A methamphetamine dealer who gunned down a sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop in Southern California. A man in Arizona who killed his ex-girlfriend's parents and brother and snatched his children. A man who suffocated his baby daughter and left her body in a tool bag on an expressway overpass near Chicago. ...more

January 18, 2008

State highway officials are looking at the long-term future of Pasco County's most dangerous road with an eye toward squeezing more traffic through an already tight space. ...more

January 13, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A dump truck driver was charged with careless driving this morning after he left the bed on his truck slightly raised as he drove on Interstate 275 and it struck the overpass at 54th Avenue North, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

December 5, 2007

Authorities are continuing their investigation into Wednesday's Interstate 4 crash that sent seven people to the hospital, including an 18-day-old baby. ...more

November 24, 2007

TAMPA - A 17-day-old infant is in critical condition today at Tampa General Hospital after being ejected from a pickup that crashed on Interstate 4 on Wednesday. ...more

November 22, 2007

Live Traffic Updates TAMPA - A 16-day old infant in a car seat was ejected from a pickup truck when it rolled over after a tire blew out on Interstate 4 on Wednesday, Florida Highway Patrol reported. ...more

November 21, 2007