A Clearwater man was speeding when he hit a tree and nearly split his car in half, police say. ...more

May 4, 2009

Clearwater police are investigating two traffic crashes, one fatal, that occurred this afternoon. ...more

May 3, 2009

Wildlife authorities are asking for the public's help this morning in locating a rhesus macaque monkey that is on the loose. ...more

January 14, 2009

A suspected drug dealer who hit a car last year while fleeing police, killing a mother of three, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison. ...more

January 12, 2009

Police today released the identity of a man who was killed by an out-of-control car Sunday afternoon while he was taking cover from the rain in a bus shelter. ...more

October 6, 2008

A car driving through heavy rain in Clearwater on Sunday afternoon hydroplaned and crashed into a public bus shelter, killing a pedestrian, police said. ...more

October 5, 2008

Pasco County sheriff's detectives have arrested a man they believe ran over and dragged a fellow deputy Monday morning, sheriff's spokesman Kevin Doll said. Brian Patrick Mitchell, 27, was arrested at the same Port Richey apartment complex where Deputy William Orndorff stopped a GMC Envoy for going 65 mph in a 45-mph zone at Embassy Boulevard and Jarman Lane at 4:19 a.m. Monday, Doll said. ...more

May 6, 2008

Authorities have identified a man they say dragged a Pasco County sheriff's deputy about 30 feet before running over him with a GMC Envoy. ...more

May 6, 2008

SEBRING — After two fires within three weeks at Park Place Truss, the State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating for arson. ...more

February 12, 2008

SEBRING — Downtown Sebring has had three major commercial fires in three months, two of which destroyed buildings from the 1920s. Sebring Fire Chief Brad Batz said the wood structures of many of the city's older buildings can lead to large-scale fires. "The wood itself is not a fire hazard but if it is ignited, the old wood is so dry that it burns really hot and really fast," Batz said. The Jan. 17 fire that destroyed the assembly area of Park Place Truss, located at 454 Park St., is still under investigation. The building may have been the oldest structure in Sebring and was previously used as a lumber yard. ...more

January 23, 2008