TAMPA - A 5-year-old girl died Monday afternoon at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, a day after her family's minivan was involved in a crash in Lakeland. ...more

June 10, 2008

A 5-year-old girl remained hospitalized Monday after a crash in Lakeland on Sunday morning that injured her two sisters and her mother. ...more

June 10, 2008

TAMPA - A 5-year-old girl remained hospitalized today after a crash in Lakeland Sunday morning that injured her two sisters and her mother. ...more

June 9, 2008

Three children and two adults were transported to hospitals this morning after the driver of a Mustang ran a stop sign and crashed into a van carrying five people in Polk County. ...more

June 8, 2008

Coming from a family with a very long history in law enforcement, I find it very hard to understand why Chief Tom Dettman would expect his son to receive any type of special treatment when he is breaking the law. I have parents, siblings, uncles and cousins that were and are in law enforcement. Never once did I, nor my family, expect special treatment when I was in the wrong! I've been pulled over for speeding or "coasting" through a stop sign and because of who my family are, has gotten me out of it but, I have also received tickets for these things. I'm older now and a lot more responsible when it comes to my driving habits. I never once went to my family and asked them to take care of it. I also have never thrown in anyone's face as to who my family is. My parents would have never allowed it. ...more

June 6, 2008

Moments after he was ticketed for running a stop sign Thursday, a Safety Harbor man tried to ram the squad car of the Pinellas County sheriff's deputy who had stopped him - and was subsequently arrested, authorities said. ...more

June 6, 2008

PALM HARBOR - Moments after he was ticketed for running a stop sign this morning, a Safety Harbor man tried to ram the squad car of the Pinellas County Sheriff's deputy who had stopped him – and was subsequently arrested. Anthony Louis Lanni, 30, was originally given tickets for running the stop sign and for having a license plate that wasn't clearly visible, said sheriff's spokeswoman Cecilia Barreda. The license plate was covered in plastic. ...more

June 5, 2008

Michael Cavoto had just stepped off the county bus when cars started crashing around him Wednesday. ...more

May 8, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY Michael Cavoto had just stepped off the county bus when cars started crashing around him Wednesday He didn't see them coming. "All I felt was a little bit of a jerk and this car rolled up and hit that pole," Cavoto said, directing his gaze toward a telephone pole behind a bus stop on U.S. 19 near Limit Drive. "And this lady was just sitting there and I ran up to see if the lady was OK." ...more

May 7, 2008

AVON PARK — Like everyone, Jean Claude Meus was fearful of prison. And like everyone, Meus thought if he stayed out of gangs, away from drugs, and didn't rob or steal, then he would never wind up in prison. But it did happen. ...more

May 3, 2008