Nearly a week after inmate Raymond Marston escaped from jail, two homeless brothers spotted him in Town 'N Country, near a bridge where authorities say Marston beat and raped a girl in May. ...more

November 3, 2008

A crowd cheered as a even larger Confederate flag was hoisted above Interstates 4 and 75 on Sunday. ...more

October 13, 2008

The giant Confederate flag at Interstates 4 and 75 will be replaced with a larger version. ...more

October 12, 2008

Linda Bollea was issued a speeding ticket today. Bollea, who is married to wrestler Hulk Hogan and is the mother of Nick Bollea, was driving her white Cadillac Escalade 71 mph in a 55-mph zone at 2:52 p.m., Pinellas County sheriff's spokesman Jim Bordner said. ...more

October 3, 2008

A woman who jumped from the center span of the Sunshine Skyway on Sunday afternoon was rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard boat and taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, authorities said. ...more

September 28, 2008

Highlands County hourly workers who are put on standby, to be ready to come in after normal hours in case of an emergency, will now get two hours of pay for each day they are on standby. ...more

September 17, 2008

Macy's says it will open a department store at the Shops at Wiregrass mall on Oct. 25. ...more

September 12, 2008

With Renaissance Academy's 5-year lease set to expire, head of school Janine Caffrey scouted about to find a new home for the private school that focuses on the fine arts. ...more

September 2, 2008

A tornado touched down in Lake Wales this evening, damaging four mobile homes and a bridge, Polk County public safety officials say. ...more

August 22, 2008

A 56-year-old woman was taken to the hospital tonight after her vehicle struck a guardrail on the Courtney Campbell Causeway then plunged into the water, Clearwater police said. ...more

July 23, 2008