Two people died Friday night and three others were seriously injured after the 2007 Mustang they were riding in – driven by a 16-year-old - struck a palm tree and a utility pole, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

October 11, 2008

A 47-year-old man slipped on some sardines this morning while fishing from the Sunshine Skyway's south fishing pier and fell into Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg fire officials say. ...more

October 1, 2008

You can't keep a good woman down. After almost half a century of entertaining audiences first on stage and then in the beloved film starring Debbie Reynolds, "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" is still an audience favorite. ...more

October 1, 2008

Authorities say a man arrested near Barack Obama's Chicago home told police officers he wanted to speak with the presidential hopeful about getting a job. ...more

September 25, 2008

A Polk County detention deputy was arrested today, accused by detectives of running a check-kiting scheme to cover debts. ...more

September 22, 2008

Trying to ferret out (with apologies to ferrets everywhere) last week's more readable letters was a bit like putting lipstick on a pig and ... oh never mind. ...more

September 14, 2008

It was about this time last season that Jim Leavitt's South Florida Bulls began to crash the big party. They already had an upset win at Auburn in their pockets when they topped fifth-ranked West Virginia on a Friday night at Raymond James Stadium on national TV. ...more

September 13, 2008

Get him talking about his photography career, and Burton McNeely doesn't slow down. ...more

September 10, 2008

City police are investigating a weekend arson fire that damaged a nearly century-old building on the National Register of Historic Places. ...more

September 9, 2008

A Polk teacher with Plant City roots who authorities say was killed by her husband before he took his own life was remembered Thursday as a devoted mother and dedicated educator. ...more

September 4, 2008