Small cars, which have become more popular with the fluctuation in gas prices, are becoming better equipped to protect motorists in serious crashes, according to tests by the insurance industry. ...more

December 17, 2008

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office received a call at 7:24 a.m. today that a child was struck by a car at 1221 N. Valrico Road. ...more

August 28, 2008

A loaded minivan collided with a Chrysler PT Cruiser late Sunday morning, sending six people to the hospitals with minor injuries and causing a nearly hour-long traffic snarl on State Road 17. ...more

July 21, 2008

SEBRING - A loaded minivan collided with a Chrysler PT Cruiser late Sunday morning, sending six people to the hospitals with minor injuries and causing a nearly hour-long traffic snarl on State Road 17. The northbound blue PT Cruiser, driven by Brenda K. Ezell of Sebring, drove in front of the van as it tried to pull into Jay's Discount Beverages at 11:20 a.m., Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Jesse Deboom said. ...more

July 20, 2008

TAMPA - A feud about a fire set at a mobile home last year led to a Lakeland man's death, Lakeland police say. ...more

June 19, 2008

Detectives are hoping to reunite more owners with their stolen goods, beginning today, when they will display a 200-page catalog of some of the items they say were recovered from the home of Lisa Anne Williams, 28, of Land O' Lakes. Authorities say she is "The Lunchtime Bandit." ...more

June 18, 2008

Honda and Porsche lead the pack in J.D. Power and Associates' ranking of initial vehicle quality. ...more

June 5, 2008

OLDSMAR - A Land O' Lakes woman has been arrested on charges she broke into several homes in the Oldsmar area during her lunch breaks, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

June 4, 2008

A Davenport man was killed Friday afternoon in Polk County when he turned his car onto U.S. 27 and was hit by a southbound vehicle, authorities said. ...more

January 11, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Police think a man stole a car New Year's morning on Catfish Lane, then crashed it within a few miles of the owner's residence, killing himself. "The people who live across the street heard a crash about 3 a.m." said Lake Placid Chief Phil Williams, "but they couldn't see anything through the fog. Sometime later this a.m., someone else discovered the car and called it in." ...more

January 1, 2008