It is no wonder it costs the city plenty for emergency medical response teams. Every day there is an accident on Interstate 4. Why? People drive too fast. ...more

August 21, 2009

The city council on Thursday asked the city's legal staff and police marine unit to devise a strategy to persuade the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to take a new look at allowing an ordinance setting speed limits and a no-wake zone on an approximately mile-long stretch of the Hillsborough River. The city can approve an ordinance, but officials say the state probably would nix it because of a lack of statistics showing accidents, injuries or fatalities. ...more

July 18, 2009

Tourists have asked for it for years. Visitors who want to pedal their way through Hernando County also want a map that shows them where to ride. ...more

February 18, 2009

Tourists have asked for it for years. Visitors who want to see Hernando County on two wheels - and by pedal power - want a map that shows them where to ride. ...more

February 18, 2009

Superior performance in a seat belt enforcement campaign has earned the Plant City Police Department additional firepower - in the form of speed guns to target lead-footed motorists. ...more

October 1, 2008

Motorists who violate any of several new state laws will face heavy fines and or suspensions starting on Oct. 1, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

September 30, 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

A federal appeals court ruled Friday in favor of environmentalists seeking protection for the endangered North Atlantic right whale, giving those activists a victory in a long-running fight to prevent collisions of the giant mammals with ships. ...more

July 19, 2008

Speed Not The Problem Regarding "Bay Area Tops For Lead Foot" (front page, Feb. 1): ...more

February 8, 2008

Tampa drivers have a need for speed, at least when they hit Interstate 75. A report released Thursday says Tampa Bay area drivers have a heavier foot on "suburban/rural" highways, such as I-75, than drivers on the same type of roads in the seven other metro areas studied across the country. ...more

February 1, 2008