LAKELAND - It looked ugly, but no one was hurt when a school bus full of elementary school students collided with a small car in north Lakeland. ...more

October 30, 2007

SEBRING — Due to a shortage of drivers, school bus operators are having to double up on routes causing late arrivals at schools. To try to curb the shortage of bus drivers, the School Board of Highlands County will again consider suspending the high school diploma requirement. Currently about seven to eight driver positions are unfilled, Transportation Director David Solomon said Friday. The district has 109 driver positions, which includes a number of backup/substitute drivers, who fill in during sick leave and vacations. ...more

October 20, 2007

Several students were hailed as heroes Friday after taking control of a school bus when the driver suffered a seizure and lost control. ...more

October 13, 2007

Need extra money while finishing that graduate degree? Looking for a second income as the real estate market cools in Tampa? ...more

October 5, 2007

TAMPA - Need extra money while finishing that graduate degree? Looking for a second income as the real estate market cools in Tampa? ...more

October 4, 2007

Some people think Shayla Muldrow got a raw deal. She was sentenced to a year in jail for boarding a school bus and urging her 9-year-old daughter to attack another student. ...more

September 26, 2007

A woman and her daughter have been charged with boarding a school bus Friday and assaulting a 13-year-old boy, police say. ...more

September 25, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - A woman and her daughter have been charged with boarding a school bus Friday and assaulting a 13-year-old boy, police say. ...more

September 24, 2007

The 11-year-old girl with a purple backpack walked into the courtroom Tuesday morning, dragging her feet, with a finger in her mouth. ...more

September 19, 2007

The lack of a cohesive, centralized record-keeping system makes it difficult for Hillsborough County's school district to track the safety records of its bus drivers. ...more

September 10, 2007