A 23-year-old man was arrested Wednesday afternoon, accused of driving under the influence of drugs and slamming his sport utility vehicle into a warehouse, then driving away, according to Florida Highway Patrol reports. ...more

August 1, 2008

23-year-old man was arrested by troopers Wednesday afternoon, accused of driving under the influence of drugs and slamming his SUV into a warehouse and then driving away, according to Florida Highway Patrol reports. Joseph Charles Apostolou, of 9735 Warrick St., Port Richey, now faces several charges, including DUI first offense; DUI with property damage and leaving the scene of a crash involving property damage. He was being at the Land O' Lakes Jail this afternoon with bail set at $3,250. ...more

July 31, 2008

PORT RICHEY - One motorcyclist is injured and another dead after separate crashes moments apart early this morning. ...more

June 16, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - A heliport operator has filed complaints with the Federal Aviation Administration and the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, saying that deputies have nearly caused two crashes in the past six months and are flying too low over an airfield near the interstate. ...more

June 2, 2008

This military base in the far West Texas desert stood as the last Army post in America where if you were old enough to fight and die for your country, you were old enough to drink a beer. ...more

May 30, 2008

TAMPA - A chain-reaction crash shut down the lower deck of the Selmon Crosstown Expressway's westbound lanes for more than two hours during rush hour today. ...more

May 21, 2008

Drivers say that even under ideal conditions, NASCAR's new race car is harder to drive than the old one. ...more

February 17, 2008

The first of what perhaps will be thousands of pages of reports on the deadly Interstate 4 pileup in Polk County trickled into public view Monday with narratives that detailed what happened. ...more

February 5, 2008

LAKELAND - The first installment of perhaps thousands of pages of reports and documentation of the massive pileup on Interstate 4 in Polk County in January trickled into public view this morning with narratives that laid out in detail what happened but nothing to hint at the chaos and confusion that greeted first responders. ...more

February 4, 2008

Although blame for the Interstate 4 pileup has widely been placed on smoke and fog, the Florida Highway Patrol says at least part of the fault lies with drivers. ...more

February 2, 2008