Odyssey to buy company stake Tampa treasure-hunting company Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. announced a deal Friday to acquire a minority interest in SMM Project LLC, which controls licenses for mineral exploration of about 150,000 square kilometers of Pacific Ocean floor. Odyssey expects to dedicate a ship, technology and supervision to explore for deep-ocean gold, copper and silver deposits. ...more

November 21, 2009

Three large pickup trucks that serve as workhorses for construction crews, farmers and small business owners are not providing good protection in side crashes, according to tests conducted by the insurance industry. ...more

February 11, 2009

BRADENTON - A Bradenton man was arrested on a DUI charge after he rammed into the passenger side of a stopped Bradenton Police Department patrol car at about 10 a.m. today. ...more

August 20, 2008

A man died this morning after the stolen truck he was in crashed into a tree at Old Bartow Road in Winter Haven, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 11, 2008

WESLEY CHAPEL - Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay announced today that it is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of a 28-year-old Pasco County man wanted in the slaying of his neighbor. ...more

May 6, 2008