Law enforcement and fire officials think an attempt to hot wire and steal a truck led to an early-morning fire Monday in the 4000 block of Mondale Avenue. ...more

August 11, 2009

Two people suffered minor injuries Sunday afternoon when three vehicles were involved in an accident at State Road 54 and Boyette Road. ...more

July 26, 2009

Tony Stewart got his first major setback as a team owner Saturday when a crash in practice took out both of the cars Stewart-Haas Racing planned to race in the Daytona 500. ...more

February 14, 2009

Sunday was the first day of the rest of Mark Martin's life - his return to full-time racing - and it was a good one. ...more

February 9, 2009

The Florida Highway Patrol reported two serious traffic crashes in the county Thursday, including the death of a woman who walked in front of an oncoming car. ...more

February 6, 2009

A man hoping to warm up his vehicle got more heat than he expected when the van suddenly caught fire in St. Petersburg this morning. Larry Wheeler, 59, told investigators he turned on the heater in his 1989 Chevy Vandura van, and it went up in smoke. ...more

January 16, 2009

As a young man buying my first car, a Chevy, my parents had to co-sign for me to guarantee payment of my loan to the finance company. Many years later, this car company wants me to loan them money, telling me they will pay me back. Now, Congress is handling this action for me, and I want a guarantee of re-payment. If all the individuals in Congress will personally co-sign for the auto companies that I will get my money back, then what do I have to lose? ...more

December 9, 2008

SEBRING Two motorists were transported to Highlands Regional Medical Center following a two-vehicle accident late Friday morning. ...more

November 8, 2008

Tampa's Aric Almirola, coming off a 13th-place finish at Bristol, will drive Dale Earnhardt Inc.'s No. 8 Chevy for the third time in four weeks. He finished 31st last fall at California, but it was only his third career Cup start. ...more

August 29, 2008

Ryan Newman, whose victory in the Daytona 500 did not spark the resurgence at Penske Racing he had hoped for, will be announced today as the second driver at Stewart-Haas Racing, the Associated Press and ESPN.com reported. ...more

August 15, 2008