A driver killed this morning after his SUV hit a guardrail after exiting Interstate 275 has been identified by St. Petersburg police as 17-year-old Travis Kyle Martin of Tampa. ...more

June 5, 2009

The Tampa Downtown Rotary recently presented a check for $3,500 to the Wheels of Success program for Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties. The donation, which will be matched by the Eckerd Foundation, will help provide vehicle replacement, car repairs, related licensing services, car payments and car care classes for qualified working poor who are without reliable transportation. ...more

April 1, 2009

Let's face it, the wheels of technology are moving at an astonishing rate. And we have the choice of moving along with it or being bowled over by it. I'm an old-fashioned map-reader. I like to unfold one of those things that try the souls of men to refold properly - a woman would simply replace the unfolded one with a new map - to plan a route to get to where I want to go. Computer map programs however are rather inflexible and I seldom agree with the way they want to send me. But now there is a newer technology. ...more

February 21, 2009

Santa will make his annual pre-Christmas appearance this evening in the streets of downtown. The Plant City Christmas Parade, originally scheduled for Dec. 5, was canceled hours before its start because of a massive manhunt for a slaying suspect. It was rescheduled for 6 p.m. today. ...more

December 19, 2008

Antilock brakes could help motorcycle riders avoid fatal crashes, according to a study by the insurance industry. ...more

October 22, 2008

The Hyundai Hope on Wheels Tour made a stop at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital recently to present a $40,000 check for pediatric cancer research. The funds will support the research of the appointed Hyundai scholar, pediatric oncologist Tung Wynn. ...more

September 24, 2008

The Hyundai Hope on Wheels Tour made a stop at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital recently to present a $40,000 check for pediatric cancer research. ...more

September 24, 2008

Aviation officials say an American Airlines Boeing 757 has blown a tire and run off a runway during an emergency landing at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. ...more

September 22, 2008

Decades spent in a wheelchair, as the result of a car accident, have imparted many lessons. ...more

September 12, 2008

During a disturbance early Thursday at International Plaza's Blue Martini nightclub, someone spilled a drink on Gloria Higham, police said. ...more

September 12, 2008