A Pinellas County deputy stopped a car early Sunday driven by a Pasco County deputy who smelled of alcohol and was allowed to call someone to pick him up, according to a report. ...more

September 24, 2008

A Hillsborough County detention deputy has arrested and charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence, records show. ...more

September 16, 2008

Thousands of commuters got a rude wake-up call Monday as they headed south on State Road 60: a massive traffic jam caused by an exit that was switched overnight from one side of the road to the other. ...more

September 16, 2008

A St. Petersburg police officer was arrested this morning on a charge of fleeing and eluding police, Pinellas Park Police Department Capt. Sanfield Forseth said. ...more

August 29, 2008

The government on Monday recommended a speed limit for commercial ships along the Atlantic coast, where collisions with the endangered right whale threaten its existence. ...more

August 26, 2008

A hit-and-run driver has given Terry Neal more ammunition to push for lower speed limits on River Hills Drive. ...more

August 13, 2008

Police made their presence felt Wednesday on the Sebring Parkway when officers held laser speed monitoring devices and relayed drivers' speed to nearby units to stop speeders on the Sebring Parkway. ...more

July 31, 2008

Regarding "55: Don't Count On It" (front page, July 17): Reducing the speed limit would slow commerce as truck drivers' time on the highway is limited by the DOT to 10 hours of driving on the highway. They are then required to take a 12-hour break. The 55-mph speed limit will deny truckers a reasonable amount of time to deliver their product, and shortages will cause price increases. ...more

July 24, 2008

Dollar Value Loss On July 8, Tom Cannariato implied we can drill our way to energy independence and cheaper oil. Dallas Dunlap is more perceptive of the real world. When oil was $9 a barrel, it was far cheaper to buy it than it was to produce it ourselves, so nobody cared. Who does Tom think will pay the billions for exploration, rigs, pipelines, refineries and manpower? You will. How much more of your tax money should be used to subsidize the oil companies? Add that to the cost; so much for cheaper. You pay for all hurricane destruction, too. ...more

July 23, 2008

PORT RICHEY A traffic-calming project has moved at a snail's pace at times the past four years. ...more

July 11, 2008