As Black Friday ticks ever closer, you'd think a once-in-a-lifetime sale will be taking place when Best Buy opens at 5 a.m. Friday. ...more

November 27, 2008

A 27-year old Clearwater man was arrested Wednesday morning shortly after his girlfriend died from injuries she suffered in a beating Tuesday night, Clearwater police said. ...more

November 27, 2008

Dan Andrews was suspended Wednesday from the Sebring City Council. Gov. Charlie Crist filed executive order 08-244 at 1:56 p.m., removing Andrews from the public position. ...more

November 27, 2008

Expect more state troopers on Florida's highways over the Thanksgiving holiday, one of the deadliest times for driving. The Florida Highway Patrol is planning to gear up for the holiday by assigning nearly every trooper, supervisor and special investigator — about 1,650 total — to look for speeders and drunken drivers. The extra patrols start Wednesday morning and continue through Sunday night. ...more

November 25, 2008

Like a lot of Tampa Bay area residents, bundled up Art Robinson conceded Monday morning that he doesn't like to get cold. Robinson was waiting near the Ballast Point Pier during a chilly sunrise for the fitness class he teaches to begin next door. This morning will be another chilly one, but not nearly as frigid as Wednesday morning, when a secondary dose of cold, crisp Canadian air will sink southward into Florida. Temperatures tonight will plunge into the middle and upper 30s in Tampa and dip below freezing north of the area. A gradual warming trend is expected after that, but it will be Friday before the mercury climbs back above 70 for daytime highs, forecasters say. ...more

November 18, 2008

State and federal law enforcement agencies will train Wednesday morning for the Super Bowl. ...more

November 7, 2008

Bob Germaine has fulfilled his goal in life: rising to the top. "I started working here when I was 21 years old," said Germaine, 57, who is currently one of two top directors under incumbent Clerk of Courts Luke Brooker. ...more

November 5, 2008

A local man remained in jail Tuesday without bond following his arrest Monday night in connection with the hit-and-run death of Edwin Vega, 34, of Avon Park. ...more

November 4, 2008

The February-like temperatures forecast for Wednesday morning could break a number of records and come close to others. It could be the lowest temperature in October at a few airports, according to the National Weather Service. ...more

October 28, 2008