Every February, Carnival in Trinidad is a celebration that blows the beads off Mardi Gras in New Orleans and rivals Carnaval in Rio. ...more

August 7, 2008

A trucker whose tractor-trailer clipped the door of a sheriff's patrol car has been cited for violating the state's Move Over Law, which requires vehicles to slow down or move to another lane when emergency vehicles are on the side of the road, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

July 31, 2008

TAMPA - A man who was outside his Volvo tractor-trailer on the shoulder of Interstate 4 in Polk County was fatally struck about noon Tuesday by a passing truck, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

July 9, 2008

TAMPA - The woman accused of fatally striking a pregnant pedestrian with her Ford Explorer and driving off last week will be staying in jail a while. ...more

July 8, 2008

Trucker Jeffrey Lee Williams saw a driver in an SUV hit a pedestrian on U.S. 27 in Davenport, then pull into a gas station. ...more

July 8, 2008

The driver of a Ford Explorer involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash Wednesday in Davenport was arrested this morning, Polk County deputies say. ...more

July 7, 2008

DAVENPORT - A pedestrian killed in a Polk County hit-and-run crash Wednesday has been identified, Polk County authorities said. ...more

July 3, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A tractor-trailer jackknifed on I-275 this morning when its driver tried to avoid a sport utility vehicle that had spun out of control, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

July 2, 2008

PORT RICHEY - One motorcyclist is injured and another dead after separate crashes moments apart early this morning. ...more

June 16, 2008

CLEARWATER - A 77-year-old man whose Ford Escort crashed into a tractor-trailer last week has died, police said. ...more

June 11, 2008