The Florida Highway Patrol has identified the pedestrian who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver Thursday on Bee Ridge Road at Asbury Place in Sarasota. ...more

February 21, 2009

It's a spring thing. American bald eagle watchers who volunteer for the Clearwater Audubon Society say there are signs of new life popping up in nests all over Pinellas County. Among the 27 active eagle nests they keep track of in Pinellas, watchers say they have spotted 22 eaglets during this year's breeding season, which began last fall. ...more

February 20, 2009

The family of Kevin Bryant Jr. sat in tense, restrained silence, just feet from Eli Alvarez. Alvarez's decision to drink and drive ended 8-year-old Kevin's life on May 10, 2007. The boy's family came to court Thursday to watch Alvarez plead no contest to DUI-manslaughter in exchange for a 12-year prison sentence. ...more

February 19, 2009

Over a breakfast of Post Honey Bunches of Oats I was noticing on the box that they were promoting the cereal's Web site, onespoonful.com. Somehow, since I was enjoying the cereal, I wanted to immediately visit the site. Well, I might have had the immediate desire but I had to finish my cereal first. ...more

February 14, 2009

A school bus with students aboard was rear-ended by a pickup truck this morning. One person was transported to a local hospital from the scene, but it wasn't clear whether it was a bus passenger or someone from the pickup, according to preliminary information from Pasco County Fire Rescue dispatchers. It was thought the injury was minor. ...more

February 13, 2009

The sheriff's finance director pleaded no contest Thursday to a charge of DUI causing property damage. ...more

February 13, 2009

Emily Vernon, 40, was adjudicated guilty and received the standard DUI sanctions. ...more

February 12, 2009

A 28-year-old man was charged with having faulty brakes after his pickup truck crashed into the door of a McDonald's Tuesday 2/10 evening. ...more

February 10, 2009

One driver died and another was seriously hurt Monday afternoon after their vehicles collided on the Suncoast Parkway in Pasco County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

February 2, 2009

The big question is, who gets the $35,000 commode? ...more

February 1, 2009